A Black Irish man/woman from the point of view of a person living in Ireland had nothing to do with colour/eye colour. It was purely and simply a way of referring to someone who was a very strong protestant. Black eyes - dark brown eyes, sallow skin - that's a different thing................. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Gillen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 4:53 AM Subject: [IRL~CEMS] GTHE BLACK IRISH > Hi: Perhaps I'm mistaken and I'm looking at any confirmation in front