Turns 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.iri

Turns 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