County Antrim in Northern Ireland produced one branch
of my Family Tree.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. Although I’m pretty sure my Irish ancestors were likely Protestant, unlike the good St. Patrick, I still celebrate this day with pride. At least one of them was referred to by a relative of mine as “an old Orangeman.” So that would at least suggest he was Protestant.
Another Irish branch of my family, the Miskellys, immigrated to America (South Carolina) from County Antrim in Northern Ireland, one of the two Irish counties that are still today predominately Protestant. So it’s likely the Miskellys were also Protestant. But I have no hard evidence of that. I do know that their offspring that lived during my lifetime were Protestant, to the extent that you could label them with any religious intent. I don’t remember any of that branch of my family being particularly church-going, until my paternal grandmother died and my paternal grandfather then got religion as a Baptist.
Other branches of my family are English and French, and possibly (relying on family stories) some Native American. But it looks like most of my DNA comes from Western Europe and the British Isles. When I had my DNA checked through Ancestry.com, that’s what it showed.
But even if you don’t have a single Irish leaf on your family tree, as the saying goes, “Everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” So happy wearin’ of the green (or orange) today. And Erin go Bragh, both North and South.
Beautiful Emerald Isle
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On 03/17/2018, Barbara Anne said ...
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you, sweet lass!
My family is German, English, French, Scots, and Irish and I also celebrate the day by wearing green.
I also have a small Shamrock wall quilt that's hanging and just finished Emerald Isle so when the hanger is ready for it, it will be hanging, too. Love seasonal and holiday wall quilts as they're small and not difficult to make (unless you choose a complicate pattern).
Hugs!
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