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There's a celtic myth in Ireland that their ancestors came from Spain. This was so widely believed that at the time of the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland, Iris
by stormdennis 6y ago
There's a celtic myth in Ireland that their ancestors came from Spain. This was so widely believed that at the time of the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland, Irish refugees were granted the right to settle in Spain because of their shared ancestry.
- weare138 6y agoTurns out there's some truth to the story. The native Irish are genetically related to the Basques and people from the Galicia region in Spain. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/genetic-studies-show-our-closest-relatives-are-found-in-galicia-and-the-basque-region-1.700877 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/genetic-studies-show-our-clo... The story itself is mostly derived from the Book of Invasions (Lebor Gabála Érenn) and arrival of the Milesians who were Gaelic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebor_Gab%C3%A1la_%C3%89renn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebor_Gab%C3%A1la_%C3%89renn