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The percentage of native Anglo-Saxon English people (meaning individuals of long-established English ancestry, primarily descending from pre-modern populations in England, excluding recent immigrants and their descendants) who have true black hair is quite low.
Reliable modern estimates, based on surveys, genetic studies (like UK Biobank data on white British participants), and population observations, place it at around 5-8% for naturally black hair among the broader white British or indigenous English population.
challenging the old idea that lighter skin evolved gradually due to low UV exposure alone
My dad was Irish but had black hair
Strangely, he had blonde hair as a boy, then it turned black.
The original British, Irish, etc., did have dark hair, brown or blue eyes and light skin
Patrick says
Strangely, he had blonde hair as a boy, then it turned black.
That is not uncommon among White people. Seems to me that so many White children are born blonde with blue eyes and the hair darkens as they get older and many have the eyes change to hazel or brown. You have heard the term "baby blue," right?
Odd, because if today one goes to northern England, Scottland and Ireland, one will see a high abundance of red or auburn hair. I presumed these folks were dependents of the original Brittons and had less Germanic blood.
Funny, but begs the question:
Are we really doing better?
You have heard the term "baby blue," right?
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Don't make them have to take it away
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Make Ireland Irish today
Great Britain you are tremendous
And nobody knows like me
But really what are you doin'
In the land across the sea?
Tell me how would you like it
If on your way to work
You were stopped by Irish soldiers?
Would you lie down, do nothing?
Would you give in, or go berserk?
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Don't make them have to take it away
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Make Ireland Irish today
Great Britain and all the people
Say that all people must be free
Meanwhile back in Ireland
There's a man who looks like me
And he dreams of God and country
And he's feeling really bad
And he's sitting in a prison
Should he lie down, do nothing?
Should he give in or go mad?
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Don't make them have to take it away
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Make Ireland Irish today
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Don't make them have to take it away
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Make Ireland Irish today
The song was written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney in response to the Bloody Sunday massacre on 30 January 1972, when British soldiers shot 13 civil rights protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland. Released in February 1972 as the debut single by Wings, it was banned by the BBC and other UK broadcasters due to its political content. Despite the ban, it reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number one in the Republic of Ireland.
why doesn't Ulster belong to the Irish, instead of being the British satrapy of Northern Ireland?
stereotomy says
why doesn't Ulster belong to the Irish, instead of being the British satrapy of Northern Ireland?
If one were to take a vote with the folks in Northern Ireland, whose families have been living in Northern Ireland for centuries, would they choose to join the rest of Ireland or stay with the UK?
A truly democratic vote would result in the north joining the Republic.

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- almost no homeless, saw just one so far
- lots of trash though
- prices seem reasonable, a bit lower than SF, but that's because the pound is so low against the dollar
- the majority of people on the street are clearly not English; they are from everywhere else on earth
I did not know there was a Saint Chad: