It is indeed nice to have an old thread brought to life. I am an American, with a diverse ancestry. I was born in Kildare, Kildare, Eire. Both of my parents were born in the U.S.A. Aside from a birth certificate from the Republic of Ireland that lists my parents as foreign, my connection to the Emerald Isle is weak at best. My mother's grandparents are of County Down, Northern Ireland (U.K.) She visited them as they were very aged, whilst I was in process. I came into the world a month early and on the other side of the pond. I knew nothing of all this until later in life when I had to get out my birth certificate to enlist in the U.S. Air Force. In 2000 I visited Ireland to find the place of my birth. I had no problem entering the country as I am also an Irish citizen by birth. I have no real Irish culture. I am plenty proud to be a dual citizen. It is useful when I have been called a plastic paddy, to whip out my plastic encased Irish I.D. I am of Clan MacNeil, the oldest and baddest Irish pirates that ever were.