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Aka Black Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Irish_(folklore) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Irish_(folklore)

• cogogo 3mo ago
  That wikipedia article is pretty clear that it is a myth and there is no genetic evidence of shipwrecked Spanish sailors having children.
  • MontgomeryPy 3mo ago
    Yes. There is an Iberian connection that explains Irish folks with dark features, but that would be from Neolithic farmers migrating there 5000 years earlier.
    • hibikir 3mo ago
      And you see a similar connection in he other direction in northwestern Spain. Regions with redheads and bagpipes. It's not a majority, but you can see it from families tracking their roots to that area from 700+ years.