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Thread #64952   Message #1475976
Posted By: Mrrzy
01-May-05 - 05:19 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Black Irish: Etymological Consensus?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Black Irish: Etymological Consensus?
Wow, until now I never heard it used for anything except the black-haired blue-eyed Irish, like the guy who's about to play Elvis. That was the first thing I thought when I looked at him in the article in Parade.