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| My great grandparents. While I'm not sure if they had Irish heritage, I can tell you that they produced several red-headed grandchildren. |
Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day which reminded us of all things Irish whether you celebrated it as a religious holiday or just a fun day to wear green. My red hair suggests Irish ancestors and my DNA results says that is correct with a 48% match for Irish. The DNA results also found a new grandfather for me (with bright red hair) and a new set of cousins I never new I had. And my great grandmother who was born in Ireland, turned out not to be in my gene pool after all. But that's another story.
What I am grateful for are my Irish ancestors and all the others who took a chance on an unknown land and came to America to find a better life for themselves and their children and their children's children. I have benefited greatly from their sacrifices and the long voyage they took across the ocean to settle here. And for that, I am thankful.
