AMBUSH 2004

[greatauntoftriplets]

This relates to Irish protests of numbnuts when he visits Ireland tomorrow.

http://www.ambush2004.org/

[SheilaT]

1. The Irish are a pretty

independent bunch of people, God love 'em.

I've heard that in recent years in many homes a photo of Bill Clinton has been added to the standard one of the Pope and John F. Kennedy. I'd say the Irish as a whole have little use for Shrub.

Speaking as one whose four grandparents all came from Ireland.

[TexasProgresive]

2. All 4?

Have you exercised your right to claim Irish citizenship? I guess it is still a right for those with 4 Irish born Grandparents.

[SoCalDem]

3. How about ONE Irish grandparent??

:fingers crossed:..:)

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

5. A friend of mine

got dual citizenship because her grandmother was born there, so look into it.

[Maeve]

6. Possibly

http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/services/citizenship/default.asp?m=s

If the grandparent was an Irtish citizen at the time your parent was born, your parent is an Irish citizen and you might claim it, as well.

[SoCalDem]

7. Drat!!

I went online to check on the lineage and found out to my surprise that he was actually born in Kansas in 1890.. All these years I had thought he was born in Dublin, but that was his older brother and father who were born there...

So...I cannot be "new Irish" after all..:(


But my father was born in Cuba, so if Castro ever croaks in my lifetime, I might investigate the "right of return" issues.. I could be a "landed gentry type".. They were very wealthy before castro came in :)...and the weather there is great :)

[SheilaT]

10. Yes, this is something I want to do.

I'm having trouble getting all the documentation I need. All you actually need is one born there, but they want birth, death, and marriage certificates to correctly trace your legitimate claim, and I think I'm going to need to find someone who can actually do all this for me.

[markses]

11. You only need one Irish born grandparent

n/t

[flamingpie2500]

4. WOW what great reading this morning! Be sure to click on the links

running across the top of this page! Thank you for this greataunt!
http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~slack/rp/

Hope noone gets hurt.

[porphyrian]

8. My mom just spent two weeks in Ireland...

She said that they liked Clinton a lot, but that they can't stand Bush. Seems to be the global consensus.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

9. I have family and friends living in Ireland and believe me,

not one of them likes the Chimpster. My husband was born and raised in Ireland. Came to the US when he was 30. About the only people in Ireland that would support Bush would be those who support Ulster Unionism, ie, David Trimble and Ian Paisley. Normal people despise him.