Quote:Black Aeronaut wrote:Well, most people do not realize that in the 1820's-1860's, the Irish were considered no better than Negroes. Especially in the deep south. "Irish and Niggers Keep Off The Grass" was a common sign. I learned of it when I was stationed at Wright-Patt AFB in the 80's. Interesting that none of the current generation is aware of that saying.Quote:ClassicDrogn wrote:O_O; Never heard of that one before!
I'd always thought it was just about the myth that a red headed child would be possessed by the devil, myself. Isn't red hair recessive like blond, anyway?
And yes, it is a recessive, but it crops up fairly frequently enough amongst the Irish that back in the bad old days it was a mark of Irish parentage.
Heck, I have a bit of Irish somewhere on both side of my family and I get these flaming-red whiskers mixed with with the rest of the dark-chestnut colored ones. (People mistake my hair for black, but it's really dark-chestnut. You just don't notice until the sunlight hits it.)
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