Gail, The fact that "irish twins" is considered negative really puzzles me because the term came to me thru a newly found 3rd cousin who is an Independant Scholar and Professor with multiple degrees afte his name. Thanks for the input! My only Irish lines of FLACK and MILLIGAN were in NC by 1760 per a will. Nancy Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Volunteer http://home.centurytel.net/lorgen/ RAOGK Volunteer http://www.raogk.org/

One would not have to be of Irish descent to have children born in the same calendar year or otherwise less than 12 months apart. I'm sorry, I should have said the ORIGIN of the word is a slur. It is a stereotypical phrase coined in the 1900's aimed at that ethnicity. There are three reason cited for the definition, each of which there is no reason to list here. My brother and I are less than a year apart. We explain, if needed, it as being born less than a year apart. Sorry for the confusion. Gail > Gail, > The fact that "irish twins" is considered negative > really puzzles me because the term came to me thru a > newly found 3rd cousin who is an Independant Scholar > and Professor with multiple degrees afte his name. > Thanks for the input! My only Irish lines of FLACK and > MILLIGAN were in NC by 1760 per a will. > Nancy >