Is Shaquille O'neal irish?I've never heard of a black irish but his last name is irish.?

No he is not Irish though his adoptive father, whom his mother married shortly after his birth, may have had Irish roots. Shaquille's biological father's name was Toney





"Born on March 6, 1972, in a poor area of Newark as Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, Shaq's childhood was spent with his parents, Lucille and Philip O'Neal."





"O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, was named "Shaquille Rashaun" by his biological father, Joseph Toney."

Is Shaquille O'neal irish?I've never heard of a black irish but his last name is irish.?
Probably not...Most likely his ancestors were slaves of an Irishman and adopted the surname.
Reply:Former WBC Jr. Lightweight boxing Champion of the world "Irish" Leroy Haley was also a black dude, go figure!
Reply:Many turn of the century Americans doubted that Irish people were really of the same race. Though it seems perfectly clear to us that Irish people are white, it seemed less clear to our ancestors. Irish immigrants and free African Americans took many of the same jobs, and experienced similar degrees of predjudice. In America in the 1840s, an immigrant worker might be seen not as "white" but Irish. The prevalence of Irish surnames among African Americans (Shaquille O'Neal, for example) reflects to some extent the common situation African and irish Americans found themselves in. This image, from Harper's Weekly in 1871, reflects some of that ambiguity as well. The figure, which\ depicts Irish American rioters conforms to both Irish and black stereotypes--oversize feet, gangly, rubbery limbs, and a propensity to violence. A recent history of the Irish in America by Noel Ignatiev explains How the Irish Became White. His answer is that Irish Americans embraced racism. They adopted racial predjudice, in other words, so they would have someone to step on in their rise to economic and social assimilation.


But even as "whites," the Irish remained suspect. The second image, drawn by the the famous political cartoonist Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly in 1876, manages to link both Irish and African Americans in "ignorance." One is white and one *****, but they are equals--equally grotesque in appearance, equally dangerous to the republic. Most immigrant groups have faced some form of bigotry or other. Most have also found a great deal of opportunity and embraced the "American Dream." Still, just how far can self making go?
Reply:good ?
Reply:Many african-americans have irish and scottish surnames, either because they ARE irish and scottish (there are plenty of black people in Great Britan), or because irish and scottish imigrants were plentiful in the american south prior to the civil war and the abolishment of slavery. Slave families often took their "owner's" name as their own when they were freed.
Reply:SEE PEOPLE, THIS IS WHY WE NEED REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS! WE HAVE FAILED THIS POOR CHAP, AND NOW SHE REAPS THE DIVIDENDS OF OUR FAILURE....
Reply:He was adopted.

Whats the racist name for irish people?

mick or patty

Whats the racist name for irish people?
Mick, derived from the common beginnings of irish names, Mc, as in McDonald.
Reply:I didn't know of any.
Reply:i don't know
Reply:Mr Potato Heads.
Reply:Let's see.Black Irish, I've been told is a negative name.Bog trotter,Orangeman is one for the Northern(Protestant) Irish,Mic,Patty..that's all I've got for now.Oh, btw, I'm half Irish.I wouldn't recommend that you say any of the above names in an Irish pub.
Reply:The word "mick" s a derogatory term for an Irish person. "Shanty Irish" used to be an insult. A shanty is like a hut or a cheap house, so it refers to poor Irish people.
Reply:Sorry. I wouldn't tell you even if I did know some. I don't want to be responsible to passing that kind of trash around.
Reply:depends, why do you want to know? You planning on calling anyone by a racist name? If so then please don't ask, this isn't a hate forum.





If you are just curious, then leprecon
Reply:ish trash
Reply:i really hope you are just curious and don't plan on using any of these
Reply:Why, do you hate Irish people? Or are you an Irish person who just wants to know what they are?

Irish Dancers! Does anyone know the name of that pretty slip jig that is only a harp?

I'm not sure of the name but my teacher uses it all the time and he's not sure of the name.





I'm not quite sure how to describe it- the only thing I can really tell you is that it's only a harp playing, and that it's, as my friend says, "very light and tinkly" :P

Irish Dancers! Does anyone know the name of that pretty slip jig that is only a harp?
Not enough information. I play Irish harp, and I play numerous slip jigs. Some of the more common slip jigs are "The Butterfly", "The Foxhunter's Jig", "A Fig for a Kiss", "Drops of Brandy" and "The Snowy Path"; I wouldn't be surprised if your teacher's recording is one of those, just because they're commonly performed tunes. Those are all in my harp repertoire. But without hearing the tune, I couldn't name it.


Do you have any Irish musicians in your community? Your best bet is to ask one of them to listen to your teacher's recording, and I expect he or she will be able to identify it immediately.
Reply:Try posting your question at www.diddlyi.com - it is a forum for Irish Dancers and Musicians. I think I have heard the tune you are talking about, but only once and don't know anything about it. Good Luck!
Reply:i bet you the song your looking for is celtic dream from the lord of the dance cd!!! look it up on youtube so you can hear the whole thing! that song is very "tinkly" =)

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Toss the feathers,the name of some irish type of musicband,3women playin very good music,do u know more about?

in the video i saw ,3women played a blend music of flute,violin,drum,piano ofcourse there were other instruments too,but these were main ones,i swear the music was very plesant, iwant to hear more from them"is any band thr with this name r atleast similar ones

Toss the feathers,the name of some irish type of musicband,3women playin very good music,do u know more about?
The band you are referring to are The Corrs!





And yes, they are awesome!





They are brothers and sisters from Ireland.

Simpsons Last Weeks episode "The Debarted", name of irish rock jam song?

there was a song in last weeks episode of the simpsons with irish rock jam hooligan kinda music, does anyone kno the name of itt

Simpsons Last Weeks episode "The Debarted", name of irish rock jam song?
Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8G
Reply:Shipping up to Boston....By the Dropkick Murphys
Reply:I don't watch the Simpsons, but if i had to guess based on the episode's name I would bet it's the song from The Departed called "shippin' up to boston" by the dropkick murphys

Can you name this Irish film?

It's a modern kitchen-sink drama, in an Irish, urban setting where horses are kept %26amp; seen on the streets. The film follows a youth who has been released from a detention center/prison. I believe it was made around 2000, can anyone hazard a guess of the title given this vague description?

Can you name this Irish film?
I know the film you are thinking of but like you cannot remember the title i just stumbled across it on sky movies years ago. I can remember someone trying to steal his horse and alot of it being around a pub and maybe he got a girl pregnant... So long ago i might be mistaking it for something else but i do know the one you mean! Sorry i know i'm not much help!
Reply:It sounds like Intermission, was Colin Farrell in it? And Colm Meaney. And does Colin Farrell beat up a girl and rob her cashtill in the start of the film? Then it is Intermission.
Reply:How about....


INTO THE WEST...


PLOT SUMMARY..


Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.





A gigantic white stallion appears mysteriously to a Traveller grandfather and his two grandsons in an Irish slum. Since, puzzlingly, the younger of the two boys is the only individual who can control the horse, ownership falls to him and his older brother by default. There being no place for the animal, they move him into the apartment of their alcoholic Traveller father. Police remove him and, in a shady deal, he ends up under control of a wealthy, underhanded horse breeder. The boys manage to retrieve him and escape on his back, but the stallion seems to have his own travelling agenda.
Reply:i think the film might be "wrapped", but i cant find any info on it to verify. sorry
Reply:At first I thought it might be a Roddy Doyle film...I saw it too and can't remember the name. Did a very scatty search and found "Into the West" (think they bring the horse into a council flat???).

Is the name McInally Irish?

This is what Ancestry.Com has








mcinally Name Meaning and History


Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhailghigh (see McNally).

Is the name McInally Irish?
no its scottish.
Reply:no, thats Mexican.

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