[Phil]

Absolutely True. The Spanish Armada story may explain a small part of the reason why there are ‘Black Irish’ but in truth the majority of Spaniards/Portuguese migrated to Ireland for far less dramatic reasons such as better opportunities there for fishing and farming that was then available in Spain. Also the strong Catholic cultural bond between the two countries and the mutual loathing of all things English brought the two countries into close contact with each other frequently throughout the centuries, developing a whole sub-culture of ‘Black Irish’ in Ireland and not a small amount of migration of Irish folks to Spain (ever hear of South American 19th century freedom fighter Bernardo O’Higgins?). Another thought: I don’t know if Black Irish is offensive to that community or not, does anyone know ?

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Name : Phil, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 34, City : Philadelphia, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : telecommunications, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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