Are most Irish people shorter?

Question

My dad's an irish citizen, and he's 6ft. Seems like most irish men are pretty short(ok, aside from conan obrian lol).

Answer 1

No, not so much. I am 5'10 and my brother is 6'4". Irish/ German. We've got the fair skin and freckles thing goin on though.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

conan o brien is american so he doesn't count

Irish men are of average height on a world scale, they are on average taller than american men, the average height of an irish male is 176.1cm or 5ft 9.5in, in the USA its only 175cm or 5'9

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its a bit like saying everyone in china is short yet 5 of the worlds tallest men are chinese

here are a few tall Irish born males

Donncha O'Callaghan 6ft 6in http://www.munsterrugby.ie/97_118.php

Paul O'Connell 6ft 6in http://www.munsterrugby.ie/97_113.php

Michael Cussen who plays for Cork gaelic football team is 6ft 7in

one of my best friends is 6ft 5in

of course one of the tallest men in history was irish born a certain patrick cotter o'brien, one of only twelve people to hit 8 foot, he stood 8ft 1in tall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cot...

Answer 4

David M, I like ur joke. Why do Irish ppl have a reputation of being small? I don't get it! The height of guys n girls isn't any shorter than most other places! it just becos evry1 thinks we r all leprechauns!!!!!!! so give it a rest!! we r normal and we do not sit under rainbows wearin green and bein short!!!!!!!

Answer 5

i'm 6ft

Answer 6

I am only 1/16 irish and I am only 4' 11 1/2 "

Answer 7

im irish and im 5'8 or 5'9

my uncle is 6'4

and hes very tall along with my cuz  my other cuzes son hes like 6'2 or 3  but hes not blood related

Answer 8

No, all of my 7 Irish uncles were between 5'11 and 6'3".  Like anyone it depends on genetics.

Answer 9

Only the Leprechauns.

Answer 10

Shorter than what?

It may have something to do with the Potato Famine and St. Patrick and the snakes.

Answer 11

I'm 17 and 5 ft 7 but den must my family are just under 6 foot but most of my mates are round 6 ft 2 etc were not that small

Answer 12

I know 2 men that are six foot four. I myself am five foot nine and a half - I'm female - but I'm from a family of big stropping people.

Answer 13

nope. asian people are shorter. i should know because im an asian

Answer 14

The only Irish man I know is really tall, 6'8" (over 2 meters).

Answer 15

No, I'm 22 and I'm 5'10 and I'm Irish.

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Answer 16

Nope, I'm female and 5'7"

Answer 17

Not always, no. My dad is irish and he is 6'2. My mom on the other hand is only 5'1, and so am I.

Answer 18

I've noticed they are either tall and lanky, or short and solid.

I also met a very tall asian the other day....

Genetics are too broad now to make a definate statement.

Answer 19

I'm Irish, and I'm 6'1". Of course I'm also Dutch. The Netherlands has the tallest average of Men.

Answer 20

No there not! a lot the guys i know are tall 6ft 2 +!

Answer 21

Yea i think they're short in general.

Answer 22

bs, I am Irish and 6 4.  We are of average height.  Your dad is above the average of 5 10 for men.  

A joke for my fellow irishmen out there.  Do you know why God created alcohol?  He did, so we would not take over the world.

Answer 23

I doubt that your heritage has anything to do with shortness. Ever heard of genes? I live in America now, I'm of Irish descent, my wife is as well. My Great Grandfather (Irish) was 6-foot 8, my Great Grandmother (Irish) was 6-foot 6, I'm 5-foot 10, my two sons are 6-foot 8 and 6-foot 6. It's all in those swimmers.

Answer 24

Yes. But only because they are to drunk to stand up!

Answer 25

Well, I'm Italian, and comparing to the average Italian, they're tall. But they wouldn't be a very tall population.

Answer 26

noo. my grandpa's 100% irish and hes 6'3. but then again my uncle's 5'4. soo i guess it depends on your genes

Answer 27

My Dad was part Irish and only 5'7, but he had one good saying I'll always remember.

"every bodies the same height lying down!"

Think about it..it's true!!

Answer 28

Yeah but they can still fight very well.

Answer 29

5 10 is average for Irish men. That's not bad. Nor short.

Answer 30

Naw My teacher is pretty d**n tall

Answer 31

The Irish guys I know are pretty short, but oh so s**y.