Thanks to the popularity of St. Patrick's Day, almost everyone claims to have a bit of Irish luck in 'em, celebrities included. You likely already know that Liam Neeson, Niall Horan, and Bono were from the Emerald Isle, but there are few Irish stars that would surprise just about anyone.
These may seem far-fetched, like down right lies even, but each of these actors, singers, and politicians claim to hail from the land of luck and Guinness. Some even have the DNA tests and ancestry charts to prove it. Here are 13 celebrities that you didn't know were Irish.
Mariah Carey's mother, Patricia Hickey, was born to Irish parents.
The singer has been very open about her heritage in the past. In 2009, she opened up specifically about the struggles of being both black and Irish. "White people have a difficult time with mixed race. It's like, my mother's white - she's so Irish, she loves Ireland, she's like, yay, Ireland! Waving the flag and singing 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling'. And that's great. I appreciate that and respect it," Carey said during an interview with The Guardian.
"There's a whole other side of me that makes me who I am and makes people uncomfortable," she continued. "My father identified as a black man. No one asked him because he was clearly black. But people always ask me. If we were together, people would look at us in a really strange way. As a little girl I had blond hair and they'd look at me, look at him, and be disgusted."
(excerpt from Insider)
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