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   Aidan Kehoe to All   
   Re: Maya Angelou died (28-5-2014)   
   30 May 24 18:49:47   
   
   From: kehoea@parhasard.net   
      
    Ar an t-aonú lá is triochad de mí Bealtaine, scríobh Peter Moylan:   
      
    > On 30/05/24 17:34, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:   
    > > On 2024-05-29 10:59:23 +0000, Ross Clark said:   
    > >   
    > >> African-American writer and activist.   
    > >   
    > > African American? She was born in the USA of American parents, lived   
    > > in the USA, worked in the USA, and died in the USA. She was American.   
    > > She may have had some ancestors from Africa, but that doesn't make   
    > > her African. I have very recent ancestors from Ireland (including my   
    > >  mother), but I am not Irish.   
    >   
    > I agree with your logic. I too have Irish ancestors, but I am not Irish.   
      
   The closest thing to truth in this specific question is Irish law, and by Irish   
   law, if Athel’s mother was born in Ireland before 2005 and was entitled to   
   Irish citizenship, Athel has been an Irish citizen from birth.   
      
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