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20 Signs You Have Irish Heritage

It's more than just whiskey and getting burned every time you tan.

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20 Signs You Have Irish Heritage
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1. You were raised Catholic.

2. "Come On Eileen" is the best pop song that has ever existed and will ever exist.

3. You were either forced to learn or really, really wanted to learn Irish dance.

4. Your family reunions include fiddles, whiskey and everything green.

5. Ireland is the No. 1 country on your priority list for international travel if you haven't already been there.

6. You have tried to learn to speak Irish, and it was the hardest thing ever.

7. Saoirse Ronan is the best actress in the universe.

8. Your first name has Gaelic roots.

9. "Once" is both the best movie and the best musical ever made, and you cried when you watched it for the first time.

10. "Danny Boy" was played at every funeral in your family.

11. "The Lord of the Rings" movies have the greatest score of all time.

12. You own any one of these: a fiddle, a tin whistle, a dulcimer, a harp, an accordion, etc.

13. You have at least one Irish blessing memorized or printed and hanging up somewhere in your household.

14. You go to an Irish festival every year. (Where my Ohioans at?)

15. There is a book full of pictures of Ireland somewhere in your house.

16. Too many potato jokes. Too many of them.

17. You definitely saw "Leap Year" in theaters when it came out in 2010.

18. St. Patrick's Day is a big deal for your family. (Also, IT'S "SAINT PADDY'S DAY," NOT "SAINT PATTY'S DAY." GOOD GRIEF.)

19. Irish pubs make you drool.

20. You honestly believe that your heritage is better than anybody else's. I mean, come on. You've got great music, great accents and a beautiful country. It doesn't get much better than that!

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