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JD Vance's 'Scots-Irish hillbilly' origins explored despite Vance's anti-immigrant stance
To understand me, you must understand that I am a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart,' and his Irish roots were mentioned when Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited Washington last week ...
Daily Mail5d
The truth behind JD Vance's Scot-Irish 'hillbilly' origins and how his family really got to America
But Martin specifically mentioned Vance's heritage during his remarks. 'Scots-Irish emigrants, among them your forebears, played a key role in shaping this country,' he said. Martin said he would ...
Irish culture and folk music's Nashville ties set to expand with Opry connections, flights
Aer Lingus representatives, Music City Irish Fest's CEO Brenda Willis, Irish musician Niall McCabe highlight long ties ...
Daily Express16d
Inside JD Vance's British heritage as US Vice President calls UK 'some random country'
Despite labelling Britain "some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30", JD Vance is actually of Scottish and Irish heritage. The US vice-president described himself as a "Scots-Irish ...
VP Vance, Irish Taoiseach bond over socks and shared heritage at St. Patrick’s Day breakfast
Vance's friendly banter with Taoiseach Martin differs from his critical comments to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month.
Tennessean3d
Irish culture and folk music's Nashville ties set to expand with Opry connections, flights
Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and deep Ulster-Scots Irish roots. Irish folk music, like country, often reflects the gritty realities of working ...