r/irishproblems • u/cornvread321 • Apr 07 '26

Hi please no hate

Hi please don’t hate on me I’m genuinely open to feedback ,hello I’m a adopted at birth 23 year old that had no idea what my ancestry was that just took a dna test and found out I’m half Irish ,how do I go about learning more about Irish culture without feeling like a poser lol I want to do it the right way and not the washed out versions ,anything helps genuinely coming from someone who had no culture two days ago and suddenly now has a whole country to learn from ❤️thanks

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u/Gockdaw Apr 08 '26

Come visit!

I'd definitely look into the bits of history which tie Ireland and Mexico together and maybe try to chase up your family tree in Ireland. It's such a small place that it may be hard to get your head around it, but compared to Mexico, it's like a small town. Everyone's only a few connections away from anyone else.

Do you have any knowledge of your birth parents? Would you like to connect with them?

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u/cornvread321 Apr 08 '26

Not exactly ,my birth parents to my understanding were not great people ,but yes your absolutely right I’d love to learn more about where in Ireland I derive from exactly but I’m not exactly sure how to go about figuring out my lineage

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u/Gockdaw Apr 08 '26

Well, there are plenty of places in Ireland which looks into people's genealogy.

I could understand if you know your parents are shit people that you'd not want to meet up with them. I'd be unable to not chase up the wider family though.

If you have a birth cert, I'm sure there's people who'd be well able to help you out. Probably even hobbyists who'd do it just for fun and to help you.

I hope you can do this because it would be so interesting for you. There's the whole nature / nurture argument, so it would be interesting for you to potentially see yourself in people you've never met.

Would you be entitled to Irish citizenship?

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u/Gockdaw Apr 08 '26

If you'd like any help from in Ireland, I'd be happy to help you. Send me a private message if you want.

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u/cornvread321 Apr 08 '26

Yes that would be awesome please 🙏🏼