Am i Irish? .?

Question

Both my parents are Irish & so are all my family going back generations, But i was born in the UK..

Does this make me British or Irish?

Answer 1

You are both.  British by citizenship and Irish by blood.  I am first generation American, my father was Irish, I am Irish-American.

Answer 2

As Mr Morrissey would say 'Irish Blood English Heart'.

You're whatever ya want ta be!

Answer 3

well if both your parents are irish but you were born in the UK then you're both

Answer 4

Not if you can count to 5

Answer 5

I used to think (after dealing with vairious americans and British people born to Irish persons) that unless you are born on the island of ireland you can't call yourself Irish.  You can certainly get yourself an Irish passport but you can't call yourself 'irish'.

Then I met a guy from Birmingham, whose parents were from Co. Meath.  He was raised in Birmingham in the 1970's & 80's and he called himself 'irish' even though he only ever went there for holidays.

He lived through the IRA mainland boming campaign and the horrible attrocites that occured in Birmingham.  He was victimised, beaten up, slandered and bullied by other kids in school and people from his neighbourhood all because he called himself 'irish' but not once in his life did he waiver and call himself British even though he tolerated all kinds of abuse.

It got me thinking....how many 'irish' citzens, born in ireland would have tolerated that, would have stood up for what they beleived in and carried on being proud of their hertigage even though such horrible things were happening to them and around them.

I felt I had to give him credit.  I think (and Irish law now agrees with me) that being born in a country does not automatically make you a citizen of that country. Its a little more complicated than that.  So make your choice and stick with it and don't worry what others say to you or about you.  If you feel you are Irish then you are....likewise if you more associate with the British Culture then go with that.  Its all relative.

Answer 6

What does your passport say? If it is British then you are British.

You aren't Irish but you are eligible to apply for citizenship.

I was born in Ireland but my mother is English so I am Irish but can apply for British citizenship.

If you are talking in terms of nationality then you are whatever you identify yourself as. There can be several nationalities in any one country. Yugoslavia before it's break up was a prime example of that.

Answer 7

in ireland we would call you a plastic paddy, irish parents but youre born and reared abroad

Answer 8

You can claim Irish citizenship & an Irish passport but you must decide for yourself what Nationality you are.  Random strangers on the internet will tell you all sorts of sh*t.  

If you feel Irish, if you identify with the culture, the language (English language as it is spoken by the Irish) and the people, if it's where you feel most comfortable and you want to describe yourself as Irish then go ahead and do so, you don't need anyone's agreement or blessing to do so.  

Answer 9

You are really British, but Irish blood in you =]

Answer 10

Both my parents were born in Ireland but I was born in the UK. I have both Irish and British citizenship. I can apply for either an Irish or British passport. Though when applying for an Irish one I had to give in my mother's Irish birth cert as well as my own British one. Therefoe you are both an Irish and a British citizen.

Answer 11

I was born in England of Irish parents and I say I am Irish, although technically I am Irish decent, however I was conceived in Ireland so I often say I have Made in Ireland stamped on my rear end.  My nationality is British because I was born here but my Ethnicity is Irish and I have an Irish passport.

Answer 12

British obviously as your place of birth, Someone give me a thumbs down. Amazing how naive some people are.

Answer 13

ur technically a british citezan but ur genes and heritage is irish

Answer 14

Irish, or anglo irish.

Put it this way if your parents were in ireland when you were born you would be irish.

Funny how i am getting so many thumbs down , shane mcgowan was born in england to irish parents is he not irish?

Is the EDGE from U2 irish? born in wales to welsh parents moved to ireland when he was one year old??

Adam clayton born in england???

If thats the case then the greatest irish rock band is half british.

Its a matter of perspective

Answer 15

Since you were born in the uk you are British, but because youre parents are irish you can apply for dual citizenship.