Have you lived 90% or more in the same 20 mile radius?

irishguitarlad

Edgware wrote: »

That would explain the high level of inbreeding in Ireland, cousins unknowingly riding their cousins

Fairly bad down here in Kerry. Where I'm from east of Castleisland there's a whole road of families where they are all interbred. You can also tell as they all have the hapsburg jaw and they are fairly ugly.

KathleenGrant

Lived all my life no more than 6 miles from where i was born. My siblings the same my children the same. We are some boring ****es.

arsebiscuits82

Built our house 550km from my home, my wife on the other hand is 50m from hers.

sgthighway

Most people from Mayo live in Galway. That is why Mayo will never win an All Ireland. Galway would collapse if Mayo won. Plenty of employment here when I finished school so most of us stayed near home. The few who head off elsewhere might meet a partner and settle in their home town.

Hodors Appletart

live in dublin, but not the same "area" as my parents - still within 20km though

I've lived in australia for a year

My wife is more than 20km from her home town and she's also lived in 2 other different countries

my siblings both live within 500m of my parents

banie01

Lived in the canaries for @4yrs and have travelled a lot since for both work and pleasure.

International travel is very much part of the Irish/European psyche, whereas in the US only 42% of the population hold a passport.
The argument is usually that the US is so big, they don't need to travel abroad for beach/snow/nature whatever.

The thing is tho, that often the best part of travelling is encountering cultural differences and learning to adjust to them.

whisky_galore

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Fairly bad down here in Kerry. Where I'm from east of Castleisland there's a whole road of families where they are all interbred. You can also tell as they all have the hapsburg jaw and they are fairly ugly.

Went out in Castleisland once, it was like a P.T. Barnum show.
That whole north west cork/east kerry/west limerick area is depressing and gloomy even on a summer day.

retalivity

17y in Donegal
4y in Dublin at college
4y in Donegal again but more than 20miles away
4y abroad in Asia and N America
7y back in Dublin again

Id move back to Donegal tomorrow if i could, but economic and personal factors limit that. I'd guess a large percentage of those who stayed within 20miles are in the cities.

Graces7

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Fairly bad down here in Kerry. Where I'm from east of Castleisland there's a whole road of families where they are all interbred. You can also tell as they all have the hapsburg jaw and they are fairly ugly.

Have a look at the photos of Blasket island. The same face all the time.

Someone involved in r getting babies adopted overseas once assured me that mental handicap in Ireland is largely due to inbreeding, that when babies were adopted to eg the US and then came back they married close relatives without realising.

Interesting thread but I don't qualify... Been here 20 years though.

ED E

The three homes that account for the majority of my life, same postcode.

Das Reich

I never liver inside a radius of 1.000 km of where I was born. Most of my life lived at least 5.000 km from it.

saabsaab

saabsaab wrote: »

Saw an article of life in the USA. It said that most people lives nearly all their lives within 20 miles of where they were born. Is the same true here? I know some have worked abroad for a while. Not talking about college or a week or three on holidays etc.

I'm from the USA and that doesn't sound right. Moving to a different city or state to start a new life is quite common.

Graces7

Graces7 wrote: »

Have a look at the photos of Blasket island. The same face all the time.

PS re eg Blasket and other offshore islands. They had little choice as transport was by small boat and our winters are harsh. Hence the intermarrying.

When I was in Orkney, talking to a lady there, she mentioned that the postman was " sib"; ie related to her. They knew all their inter relations and were very careful knowing the dangers. Family trees were very important

And this probably accounts for the prevalence of MS in Orkney. They are researching still and it is sure that there is a genetic factor.

Apologies for taking the thread slightly sideways. Population issues are fascinating.

saabsaab

sgthighway wrote: »

Most people from Mayo live in Galway. That is why Mayo will never win an All Ireland. Galway would collapse if Mayo won. Plenty of employment here when I finished school so most of us stayed near home. The few who head off elsewhere might meet a partner and settle in their home town.

Maybe it's the lack of local jobs or opportunities but Mayo people seem to move out of it more that other counties it seems. How many other counties have a 'Mayomens association' in every area they move into?

KaneToad

Left home place aged 17. Haven't been living in its vicinity since. Living back in Ireland now but a couple of hours from home place.

Ubbquittious

Graces7 wrote: »

PS re eg Blasket and other offshore islands. They had little choice as transport was by small boat and our winters are harsh. Hence the intermarrying.

When I was in Orkney, talking to a lady there, she mentioned that the postman was " sib"; ie related to her. They knew all their inter relations and were very careful knowing the dangers. Family trees were very important

And this probably accounts for the prevalence of MS in Orkney. They are researching still and it is sure that there is a genetic factor.

Apologies for taking the thread slightly sideways. Population issues are fascinating.

Tristan da Cunha is another great place for that. Astma runs rife apparently