lol...no, I taught sex education for 6 years. ;-) Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Finley" <marmfin@verizon.net> To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [CO CORK] [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? > Math was your strong suit? > Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <kathleen.bowen@gmail.com> > To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:05 PM > Subject: Re: [CO CORK] [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? > > >> Hi Mary, about 69% >> >> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Mary Finley <marmfin@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> Easy for my parents, easy for me, not so easy for my children! >>> Dad was 100% Irish. My mother was 50% Irish and 50%English. Therefore, >>> I >>> am 75%Irish and 25%English. >>> My children....Jack's mother was 75%Irish (County Cork Mahoney) and >>> 25%German. His dad is 50%Irish and 50%French/German. Therefore, their >>> dad >>> is 62.5%Irish and 37.5 French/German. >>> Anyone care to calculate my children's mix? One must take into >>> consideration a daughter's denial of any English roots despite my >>> documentation! >>> As for Jack's French/German. He claims his great-grandfather whom he >>> remembers spoke with a German accent. He was from Alsace-Lorraine, so >>> it's >>> possible even though records say French. >>> Regards, >>> Mary McCanney Finley >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Rose C" <rosemwc@yahoo.com> >>> To: <CountyCork@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:43 PM >>> Subject: [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? >>> >>> >>> Every year prior to St Patrick's day my kids ask me "How much Irish am >>> I?" >>> I >>> always reply 100% Irish on St Patrick's Day...........All kidding aside, >>> how >>> do I figure that out? How do I know how much Irish that I am? >>> >>> >>> >>> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> >>> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> >>> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Kathleen Bowen Simons >> Falls Church, Virginia >> >> Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( >> http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's >> thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) >> >> Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. >> Simons: >> http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons >> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ >> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message