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Famous Irish People Who Were Black

DoctorBoo

Was thinking about Phil Lynott the other day after seeing his statue off Grafton Street. Given the generation he grew up in, he was one of a small group of people who were black and Irish at that time. Only a couple of other people like Paul McGrath and Christine Buckley come to mind as being similar. Obviously things began to change in the eighties with Irish society slowly opening up but I'm really interested in the experiences of previous generations of black Irish people.
Any other names come to mind?

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DoctorBoo

MonstaMash wrote: »

Yare Michael Jegbefume

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3307735/

Too young for me! Looking for pre-1980s!

Alf. A. Male

MonstaMash wrote: »

Actually I do, I'm his godfather

Y'are alright.

Pinturicchio

Curtis Fleming

MonstaMash

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Y'are alright.

I am, that's why I'm so proud of his achievements

cournioni

The Mustard wrote: »

Eddie Murphy, or Éamonn Ó Murchadha, as he is affectionately known in West Cork.

Don't forget Benni McCarthy.

Too Tough To Die

Ruth Negga is doing quite well for herself.

The Commitments...

Liz Bonnin .

Darren Sutherland

I can't remember his name but there was a black lad on the Irish football team a few years back

I am pie

Used to love telling Gullible visitors that Michael Jackson used to drink in Bruxelles hence the statue of him outside.

"But it doesn't really look like him"

"Sure, it was the best we could do"

I used to have a photo of a few mates posing and moonwalking beside it. Spas.

smileyj1987

Paul Osman .

Sheeps

That lad they have a statue for outside Bruxelles off grafton street. You, know... your man Phil Babb.

Ryu Hayabusa

phasers wrote: »

I can't remember his name but there was a black lad on the Irish football team a few years back

Clinton Morrison

The Pheasant2

Mahammad Ali - free man of Ennis

Jesus Wept

beakerjoe wrote: »

A thread for this??? Really ??? Good luck

What's the issue?

Arthur Beesley

DoctorBoo wrote: »

Too young for me! Looking for pre-1980s!

Not exactly famous either.

Having said that, I do recognise him from his role as social worker or similar on Fair City.

dxhound2005

phasers wrote: »

I can't remember his name but there was a black lad on the Irish football team a few years back

Terry Phelan.

Arthur Beesley

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Not forgetting her equally talented younger brother Omeru.

Beat me to it. Although my sarcasm would have been less subtle.

Titzon Toast

Jimmy Rabbit.
Black and proud.

WilyCoyote

The rolling DNA maps at the bottom are interesting. The story appeared in The Irish Central last Tuesday:
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/who-were-the-black-irish-92376439-237784721.html

suicide_circus

Phil babb

lukesmom

Yer one from the voice of Ireland Kelly Mongan McDonagh

Arthur Beesley

lukesmom wrote: »

Yer one from the voice of Ireland Kelly Mongan McDonagh

I thought she was just well tanned?

lukesmom

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

I thought she was just well tanned?

Ah maybe your right

the groutch

The kid from that old Kia-Ora ad.

DoctorBoo

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Terry Phelan.

A lot of those football players played for the Republic of Ireland, but grew up outside Ireland.

Phil Babb is another example of that. Though I suppose it opens a can of worms around the question of what it means to be "Irish"...

Lapin

suicide_circus wrote: »

Phil babb

Don't think we'll be seeing any more Phil Babbs though.

Lucifer MorningStar

Darren and young Obama from Love Hate

Zed Bank

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

Darren and young Obama from Love Hate

Darren was hardly black?