I don't know; I have been into Irish music, dance, poetry, literature, accent - you name it - forever, and then just a few years ago found out that my ancestors stopped in Ireland for a generation or two on their way from France to the New World. We're talking 1600's here. And I don't know if they just lived there, or married locals or perhaps just had their children, so I don't know if I have actual genetic input or did I just acquire the love of all things Irish in a kind of Lamarckian enviromental way... Meanwhile I wish I wish I wish I'd known that when honeymooning in Ireland, I didn't look anyone up!

So I'm not sure if it's genetic or not, but whatever it is, it sure is strong!