Who Are The Black Irish?: Re: Black Irish

» mbc1964 - Re: Black Irish

In response to Re: Black Irish posted by hakim9:

i have particpated in the national geographic project. i haven't learned anything yet but anticipate that over time it will bear fruit.

my curiosity in the 'black irish' comes from a tale my father told of our ancestors being the descendants of a spanish-jewish sailor shipwrecked off the coast of ireland from the spanish armada. our surname, cunney, is not a common irish name. i have been told that it comes from the surname cunjar or cunha. i am looking for info to back that up.

-- posted by mbc1964