Spanish Armada to thank

[topcat]

mickmack said:

There are now more Polish people in Ireland than Kerry people...... fact

Seriously???

[kerrygold]

hardly,theres a 140 thousand kerry heads living in the kingdoms according to the last census,how many more live in dublin and around the country,and what about all the poor kerry bsatrads that have to live in cork.

i thought there was a 100 thousand polls in the country.

[owenabue]

Ya wasn't that in the last census? If a few of ye might move back home, ye mightn't be so out numbered.
Speaking of which, did ye see Tadhg Kennelly is injured? It was in the Kerry Examiner today.

[owenabue]

Mickmack, I just checked the census figure and it's hard to make it out. There are more people living in Kerry then Polish in the country. But I'm sure there is a fine mix of people in Kerry, including Polish. Not to mention the millions of ye around the country. We better do a bit more research on the matter.

[mickmack]

topcat said:

mickmack said:

There are now more Polish people in Ireland than Kerry people...... fact

Seriously???

Apparently so.

[mickmack]

I heard it on Morning Ireland about 4/5 months ago

[peadar]

Are there any polish being recruited onto football teams. Some big boys! when all the construction work goes we should keep a few of them for stud !! Wed give the australians some rattle in about 20 years time in croker!

[joan]

Always thinking there Peader....

[peadar]

SPANISH INFLUENCE IN DINGLE
Dingle reached the highest point of its importance in the course of the sixteenth century. It was one of the great trading ports of the south. Continental wine ships and other merchant vessels plied in and out of the harbour, tying up at the Spanish pier, (presently Dingle Marina). Dingle was the main embarkation port for the great pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James at Compostella in Spain.
Strong commercial links developed between Dingle and Spain throughout the sixteenth century. Several of the Houses in Dingle were built in the Spanish fashion, with ranges of stone balconies and marble door and window frames. Inserted in the walls of houses in Green Street are stones with curious carvings which are still well preserved. One of these has the date 1586 prominent on it. The others are more ornate and depict birds. It is believed that these stones are survivals from a bygone age and the houses of the Spanish merchants who settled in Dingle at that time.

Tis in the breeding lads

[mickmack]

very interesting peader, thanks

[kerry07]

Mabe in 20 yrs we might admit a pole or two who of course are fully naturalised. That is as near as any non kerry person will get tho the gersey and thats not mabe

[peadar]

Well the mixing of polish and kerry blood would do the world of good. Ireland but more especially county kerry has a huge amount ot consanguinity. This is because of our small gene pool. Back along the lines our ancestors chose more often than not to marry within their parish or village because travelling was rare, and they did not have cars. Over time the gene pool gets smaller and smaller weakening the bloodline and causing problems.
(Consanguinity: The condition of being of the same blood; relationship by descent from a common ancestor; blood-relationship.Most largely seen within the travelling comunity in ireland)
POINT: we are all related!
We should be more than happy to see other europeans coming into our country and settling here. They might even help undo some of the damage we have done to ourselves.

[mickmack]

Hi cousin Peader

[peadar]

howreou gettin on

[sullyschoice]

getting on with his sister...according to your hypothesis