Irish Mothers

[malrgrs]

I'm looking for the unlikeliest people with Irish mothers — such as Cecil Parkinson, Iain Duncan Smith, Agatha Christie mother born in Belfast) etc. Anybody help?

[chanel5]

I believe Barack Obama has Irish ancestors on his mother's side. He came to Ireland and visited his ancestral home town of Moneygall, and made a speech calling himself "Barack O'Bama of the Moneygall O'Bamas". I think that is about as unlikely a connection as you could get.

[ukbod2015]

My Mum was to - a shame so much of the geneaology disappeared because of the "troubles"

[sandyRoe]

Dusty Springfield

[SirOracle]

OK Ichkeria lets bring things up to date.

An Asian couple living in say Birmingham have a child who is born in that city,is as British as I (or I presume you ) is.

[malrgrs]

I’m the person originally looking for the information, and yes ichkeria you’re right — it’s purely people you might not think would have an Irish mother. That would have been a better way of phrasing it.
The project is purely an exercise, one that relates anecdotally to the size and nature of the Irish Diaspora.
Just a couple of points: JennyKenny — there’s absolutely no proof that Wellington ever uttered the line, “Because a man is born in a stable does not make him a horse.” The earliest attribution is an Irish politician quoting the phrase about Wellington. But no evidence of Wellington ever saying it himself.
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations passes mutely over the subject.
Sir Oracle: Ireland was never part of Great Britain — even when the British occupied Ireland the correct designation was The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Thank you everyone for your help!

[gness]

Hope you did get some help, Malrgrs...and that you'll stay around...Gx

[ichkeria]

"OK Ichkeria lets bring things up to date.

An Asian couple living in say Birmingham have a child who is born in that city,is as British as I (or I presume you ) is. "

That isn't the same thing. Agatha Christie's mother was "English" and there is

[eanceoil]

Margaret Thatcher is more Irish that Barack O'Bama ;-} her great grandmother was Irish much to her dislike of the idea.She did say al Irish are liars ha, They were Sullivans from Kerry

[gness]

Sullivans from Kerry?? Thatcher's ancestors?? Lord.....my ancestry too..... now what shall I do?... :-(

[ichkeria]

oops, sorry posted too soon
... Agatha Christie's mother was English and there is - and was - no such thing as "English" nationality, which is presumably what you mean. She could only have been Irish if she had assumed Irish nationality. And I don't think that is what the OP meant.

[ichkeria]

If you go back far enough most people have some "unexpected" ethnic trace

[malrgrs]

Thanks sandyRoe and Chanel5. Both excellent!

[jno]

Michael Fassbender

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1055413/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[jno]

I think Johnny Rotten too.

[eanceoil]

FAO gness and the Sullivans http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/maggies-irish-roots-lie-in-the-kingdom-29185733.html

[ludwig]

Ghengis Khan.

Why do you want to know?

[Mamyalynne]

//the list is for a job I've been asked to do for a newspaper. As simple as that, I'm afraid.//

malrgrs

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[gness]

Thanks, Eanceoil......those places are well known to me. The Sullivans married into my family so there is no connection by blood or genes.....thank god....interesting....but I really want no link to the woman....xx

[whirlyhurly]

Judy Dench.