I have no Irish grandparents. A few Irish cousins, but that probably doesn't count. (My mom's cousin went to medical school in Cork, and two of his kids were born there and had Irish citizenship.)

I once looked into German citizenship, but my grandmother left a few months too early to be considered a political refugee. Plus, I'm not really sure I'd want to go that route, even if I could. It feels weird.

Man, I am one generation too removed.

So was DH. Hence the marrying.

Ah well, one day I'll probably live in the States and then I can make people tea IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY. Crazy stuff.

Man, I am one generation too removed.

I am as well.

Emigrate describes the action of people leaving their home country.

Immigrate describes the action of people entering their new country.

Right?

Sounds right to me, lisa.

Vote for the World's Ugliest Dog.

It looks to me that Pee-Wee Martini has a lock on it, assuming that his photo wasn't doctored.

Sounds right to me, lisa.

Yes, my mother was an immigrant. She emigrated from France.

I already married one of you, so that options gone, but all you need is one Irish grandparent

But, you have single friends that could marry us, right?

But, you have single friends that could marry us, right?

Maybe some hot rugby players, for Vortex?

So: have you considered emigrating to Canada? Discuss. Canadians welcome to extol the virtues of their nation.

Yeah. On a semi-regular basis for most of my life.

I mean, I DO need to get all my paperwork in order, because looking at their citizenship information site, mine will still be valid if I get around to the filing part of it. But I no longer have a strong desire to move to the BC Interior, and Vancouver's expensive. Realistically, my time to have done it was a decade ago or more. So, you know. Pipe dream.

I'm another one who's a generation removed from Irish citizenship (maternal great-grandmother came from County Meade, so Mom can apply but not me).