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In the United States, the term "Black Irish" was initially used in the 19th century to derogatorily describe Irish refugees of the Great Famine. [1] It later shifted into a term used to describe people of Irish descent who have black or dark-colored hair, blue or dark eyes, or otherwise dark coloring.
Black Irish may refer to: Black people in Ireland , people of African or other Black heritage holding Irish citizenship Black Irish (folklore) , a purported subset of Irish people exhibiting relatively dark features
Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland.It is the study and appreciation of how people lived. The folklore of Ireland includes banshees, fairies, leprechauns and other mythological creatures, and was typically shared orally by people gathering around, sharing stories.
Abartach - also known as the Giolla Deacair ("the hard servant"), he was associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill; Abcán - dwarf poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Abhean - poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann
The black dog is a supernatural, spectral, or demonic hellhound originating from English folklore, and also present in folklore throughout Europe and the Americas. It is usually unnaturally large with glowing red or yellow eyes, is often connected with the Devil (as an English incarnation of the hellhound), and is sometimes an omen of death. [ 1 ]
Crom Dubh (Old Irish: [krom duβ], Scottish Gaelic: [kʰɾɔum t̪uh]; meaning "black crooked [one]"; also Crum Dubh, Dark Crom) is a mythological and folkloric figure of Ireland, based on the god Crom Cruach, mentioned in the 12th-century dinnseanchas of Magh Slécht. [1]
In Scottish folklore, faeries are divided into the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court.D. L. Ashliman notes that this may be the most famous division of fairies. [3]The Seelie Court is described to comprise fairies that seek help from humans, warn those who have accidentally offended them, and return human kindness with favors of their own.
I agree with you that this is not the article about Black Irish (African). Information about Irish citizens of African descent (e.g., the thousands of people who self-identify as Black Irish in the census) really doesn't belong in this article, beyond the hatnote and perhaps a sentence or a ==See also== entry to Wikipedia:Build the web.