Liverpool Family Ties: The Irish Connection

Two quotes come to my mind of my Great City ... "The Pool of Life" and "A World in One City" ... I am proud of our integrated welcoming people and place ... I will never leave!.

I’m Italian Spanish British Liverpool really is a melting pot of all cultures and creeds I think that’s why as a city in itself it’s always been so far ahead of its time

From the capital of Ireland myself ( Liverpool ) a really nice video.

My grandparents were from Dublin and came to Liverpool. They raised their family there. Most of the children immigrated to the US in the 1960's.

This is excellent, fascinating testimonies. Stirring words “I am mixed race, from two strong cultures, Irish and African”. Liverpool is strong, thanks to the mix of cultures.

Very touching and authentic.🤗

Really enjoyed this post. Thank you for putting it together.

I was born in Ottawa, Canada, and grew up in a rural community outside of the city. On my mum's side we are Scottish, Irish and Swiss. On my dad's side we are Dutch and British. The rural community was mostly Protestant with a smattering of Catholic. I never saw another ethnicity until I was 16 years old when a black brother and sister started to attend my high school. I never heard anything derogatory said about them and they were welcomed by all. I fell in love with a scouser with a Scottish and Danish ancestry. His upbringing was so different from mine. As he likes to tell it his schools were like the United Nations as is mentioned here in this video.

I am Irish.Welsh,Swedish and English. I was born in Liverpool. I am 76% Celtic

I am a real mongrel, my great granny was from Belfast she was a maid in service in Pembrokeshire and married a Welsh Man, great great granny was from Cork she married a Scotsman from Dundee , he was a shipping manager in Ellermans shipping company, granny ran the Parrot pub in Scottie road , and that's just on my father's side of FAMILY RIP TO ALL 💖

Very interesting and informative article.

My grandad came here from Belfast he an my granma had a shop in Richmond Row.i was born in bute Street. By the friary

My ancestors came from Ireland a thousand years ago after a soldier who fought on the side of William The Conqueror was given land in what is now Hale Village. My Dad's side came from Ireland about 200 years ago so any Irish heritage I feel is pretty watered down. No doubt if I took a DNA test, it would show up as having a strong Irish taint. My mothers side came from a village in the midlands so I'm pretty much solid English in my blood. No doubt Scandinavian would show up somewhere on a DNA test as most of us with Irish ancestry are descended from the Vikings. The viking also had a stronghold in on Merseyside.

What Lawlor says is very true.

It not many I know in Liverpool who haven’t got some Irish blood in them , I am 69% Irish and I am Catholic, the Protestants in Liverpool got Irish and Scottish blood

I don't know if the young lady Nasra Elliot has twigged.. There's a bit of Dublin inflection in her vocal.. Up the Dubs.

I have relations in Liverpool, they came from Ireland, Dublin, mc Mahon was there grandfather name, I love to find them, Kate and Ellen were his sisters, he went there also,

The most 'Irish' Englishman, Paul McCartney.

Me, I am Irish Catholic, Scots/ Irish Protestant, Welsh and English now that is a mix up.

Baiscally everyone here in liverpool is baiscally not even english nearly all of us have irish heritage including me most of are dna comes from germany norway ireland wales scotland spain america canada france russia denmark portugal thats were most of are ancestors come from