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Show us your roots!
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#41
RE: Show us your roots!
January 25, 2016 at 9:58 pm
(January 25, 2016 at 9:50 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:
(January 25, 2016 at 9:45 pm)ignoramus Wrote: You're gonna make me hire them instead!? Tongue

Girl has to make a living.

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#42
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January 25, 2016 at 10:02 pm
(January 25, 2016 at 9:58 pm)ignoramus Wrote:
(January 25, 2016 at 9:50 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Girl has to make a living.

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I bet your roots go a long way!  Naughty

Depends on the size of the other person.

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RE: Show us your roots!
January 25, 2016 at 10:08 pm
(January 25, 2016 at 10:02 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:
(January 25, 2016 at 9:58 pm)ignoramus Wrote: I bet your roots go a long way!  Naughty

Depends on the size of the other person.

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Being Greek, I can show you ancestors you didn't know you had!  Hehe
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#44
RE: Show us your roots!
January 25, 2016 at 10:10 pm
(January 25, 2016 at 10:08 pm)ignoramus Wrote:
(January 25, 2016 at 10:02 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Depends on the size of the other person.

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Being Greek, I can show you ancestors you didn't know you had!  Hehe

Look at my surname.  I bet there are thousands of ancestors I don't know about.

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#45
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February 10, 2016 at 4:32 pm (This post was last modified: February 10, 2016 at 4:33 pm by Pat Mustard.)
(January 24, 2016 at 8:11 am)Gawdzilla Wrote:
(January 24, 2016 at 7:48 am)Bella Morte Wrote: Probably referring to being Protestants in the Southern part of Ireland, which has been mainly Catholic..since...well...forever.

Yeah, I gathered that. I suspect there was something more than the usual hate going on there, Grandpa said they literally walked out of their homes after midnight, each carrying one suitcase and were on the ship before dawn. 

Of course, there's always "the tale grew in the telling." 

No, wait, an Oirish talking bullshit? That NEVER happens.

The Bantry McGawdzillas or the Kanturk ones? But in all seriousness West Cork was a hell hole for protestants during the War of Independence, and especially in the Civil War afterwards. It had more than its fair share of psychos taking part.

PS not that protestants were treated well everywhere else, they quite often weren't, unless they were known supporters of the IRA and Sinn Fein. But West Cork was baaaaaaaad.
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February 10, 2016 at 5:18 pm
Don't know much about family history. If grandmother is to be believed my grandfather was mechanic in No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. Also there is a family legend about grand...father being Hungarian count, though I very much doubt it.
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February 10, 2016 at 5:41 pm
Either sides of my family are from the north of Portugal. My last name refers to a tree, which is reminiscent of the time when Jews had to convert to Christianity, or leave the country... Those old Jews adopted Portuguese names, but didn't want any of the old names, so they got some inspiration from nature. There are several such nature-based last names... And some are among the most common in Portugal, now... Like mine... So it's not really traceable... North of Portugal is the best I can do.
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February 14, 2016 at 2:43 am
I need to try that ancestry DNA 'kit' that I've seen on commercials. To know for sure ...But, to the best of my knowledge upon researching my own family tree...I'm half Irish and half Italian. It would be cool to find out that there is Asian somewhere in there...I love the Asian culture, too. Smile
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February 14, 2016 at 6:52 pm
(February 14, 2016 at 2:43 am)*Deidre* Wrote: I need to try that ancestry DNA 'kit' that I've seen on commercials. To know for sure ...But, to the best of my knowledge upon researching my own family tree...I'm half Irish and half Italian. It would be cool to find out that there is Asian somewhere in there...I love the Asian culture, too. Smile

I bought one of those.  It's not bad - lots of fun.  My Uncle was hoping that the rumor that he had Cherokee blood was true.
Alas, no.  I'm 96% British Isles.  The rest is French.  There is a reason that I burn under fluorescent lights!   Tongue   Oh well.
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RE: Show us your roots!
February 14, 2016 at 8:20 pm
I won't risk trying those DNA kits.
Judging from my hairy chest, my biggest fear is that I'll discover that I'm a missing link!
Or at best a third generation of standing up straight! Hehe
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