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Many people say different things, some say from Iberia (northern Spain) as Gaels believed they were descendants of Milesians, sons of Míl Espáine.
Others believe that the Irish descend from a sunken island off the west coast of Ireland, called Tír na nÓg or goes by many names like Hy Brasil. I tend to believe the second one.
Recent DNA studies tend to support the first one, however.
Recent genetic research has revealed that the Irish, along with the other "Celts" along the Atlantic coast, are descended from settlers who came from the Iberian peninsula after the last Ice Age. The Y-chromosome haplogroup is called R1b and is found among the Basques as well as many NW European males. See Oppenheimer's Blood of the Isles.
The people of Ireland came from many different countries. The first people to come to Ireland are believed to have come from Spain, by sea. Other places people to Ireland from came from Britain, France and Scandanavia, and many other places.
It is believed that the first people to live in Ireland came from northern Spain. Since then, people have come to Ireland from other parts of Europe and contributed to becoming the Irish people of today.
Irish immigrants have come from all parts of Ireland. For hundreds of years Irish people have left Ireland and gone to other countries around the world. There are now millions of people all around the world that are Irish or have Irish ancestry.
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What language does the word brat come from?
Irish
Does the luck of the Irish come from wearing green?
No, and the Irish aren't lucky. Invasion, famine, discrimination.
Where does the last name Daley come from?
Irish: variant spelling of Daly. In Irish: Ó Dálaigh, a famous literary family in Irish history.
Were does shaun come from?
It's an anglicized spelling of the Irish name "Sean," which is the Irish form of the name "John."
Where did the last name McCauley come from?
This is an Irish name.
How do you say thanks and come again in Irish?
Irish Gaelic?
What did the Irish come by?
Boat
When did the Irish come America?
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Where do Irish come from?
Ireland.
Where did Irish Strawberry cake come from?
Irish strawberry cake from Ireland
Where did Irish come from?
New york
How did the Irish come to Britain?
in a boat
Where does the name O'Neil come from?
irish
Where does Irish the person come from?
Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.Ireland.
Where does the luck of the devil saying come from?
from the Irish
Why did the Irish come to the unites states?
To work
What language does the word brat come from?
Irish
