I live in the UK, and it seems everyone in the UK has Irish ancestory, it seems cool to me about that?

Question

Should I move to Donegal in Ireland, as nealy everyone in the UK has Irish in them.

Answer 1

Why?

Yes, Donegal is nice.

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Answer 2

Im from Donegal and I notice even the Americans always mention their Irish ancestors... But yeah I don't see why it should influence a move to Donegal... Donegal hosts a lot of festivals in the summer like The Mary from Dungloe, Errigal Arts Festival, Lennon festival, Portnoo seafood festival, Rory Gallagher festival etc. Of course the Mary from Dungloe is an International festival which attracts a lot of Americans. Most towns in Donegal host a festival throughout the summer, the Mary from Dungloe probably the Biggest. I would take a trip to Donegal before moving there. Good luck anyway.

Answer 3

It's true, many people in the UK have Irish ancestry, especially around Liverpool.

Go to parts of the Republic and you'll be surprised at the number of English names that the locals have. Many people in Ireland have English ancestry!

Answer 4

I live in Plymouth and in my group of friends, 3 are half-Irish (including me) the others are mainly part Welsh or some country anyone in the normal world has never heard of. My family moved from Cork before I was born, but I'd love to move there.

A lot of people I know has Irish ancestory though, or Irish surnames. Eg. O'Connor, O'Neill, Hehir, Murphy. Etc.

Answer 5

Not sure about everyone, but I remember that years ago, when I was a student in London, the names of the people I knew and worked with sounded like an electoral register in Scotland or Ireland - and that's quite interesting when you think about it.

I don't think ancestry should be your biggest consideration in moving to Donegal - have you a job lined up there?  Have you lived in Ireland before, or talked about this with Irish friends?  Do your research before you make your move - it's always best!

Answer 6

Wait a minute! I thought you Irish were saying only we Americans cared about ancestory/heritage? Why has no one ripped this person?

I bet that 95% of all Americans who visit Ireland do so because thay are wanting to see the land from which some ancestor came. Surely the Irish know this. Why else choose Ireland over France or Italy or Mexico or Brazil, or Tahiti or etc. You get the picture? They want to see where they have roots at. Those who serve tourist bring the local culture to the fore front. Its what the tourists want to see first. Even here in Texas the sterotyipical Texas and such is played to its fullest for tourists. Everyone knows everything is bigger in Texas. My hat is bigger! My house is bigger. We all have at least one oilwell in the back yard. I carried a gun before I was 5. I own a very large ranch. I have more money than most because all Texans are rich. My burgers wiegh 3 pounds. I eat steaks the size of a saddle blanket. My coffee is blacker than the pits of h**l and comes in a half gallon cup. The women are more beautiful than any in the world. My dog is meaner than your dog. There are still wild Indians out in the woods. I drive a truck so big it takes step ladder to get in. It takes three days to cross my county. My nearest nieghbor is 5 miles away.

Hertiage is important to people. If I know something is important to another I respect that and would certainly never belittle it. Texas is the friendship state though and for real a Texan will talk to you.

Answer 7

orla c is incorrect. while a certain percentage of northern irish people have english ancestry due to the plantations, this is not true in the south. people have english names for one reason: the irish were discriminated against (by the english invaders) in the 1500's and thought that if they were more english this would stop. hence, they changed their irish names into english names e.g smith

Answer 8

Why would you do that? and that doesn't say you have irish ancestory anyway