[NorCalJosh]

both sets of my grandparents came to the united states from ireland prior to having children. they were of scotch irish descent. that combined with the fact that i ahve a fairly irish look to me, i work and drink with a first generation irish immigrant, and my last name is very recognizably irish, tend to make people question me about my irish heritage before i tend to bring it up. i don't feel any shame claiming it, since it is still a fairly direct line.