Re: CHAT: Galatians and Celts

On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, BP Jonsson wrote:

> In fact there is a terminology of "Red Irish" and "Black Irish", but the
> former refers to a light-skinned and dark-haired "Mediterranean) type still
> very much in evidence, not least in old Gaul, but also on the coast of
> Norway and the Swedish west coast.
Isn't that "the latter"? "Red Irish", as far as I know, is the
light-skinned and freckled redhead type that everyone immediately
identifies as "Irish"; "Black Irish", for me, means very dark hair,
light skin and (optionally) startling blue eyes. Like Geraldine
McGowan, if that rings a bell for you.

   Irina

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