Are most Irish people shorter?

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Reductio ad Absurdum

I'm Irish, and I'm 6'1". Of course I'm also Dutch. The Netherlands has the tallest average of Men.

J. R. Lightman

I doubt that your heritage has anything to do with shortness. Ever heard of genes? I live in America now, I'm of Irish descent, my wife is as well. My Great Grandfather (Irish) was 6-foot 8, my Great Grandmother (Irish) was 6-foot 6, I'm 5-foot 10, my two sons are 6-foot 8 and 6-foot 6. It's all in those swimmers.

Helena

No, all of my 7 Irish uncles were between 5'11 and 6'3". Like anyone it depends on genetics.

luther

Only the Leprechauns.

Puss in Boots

I've noticed they are either tall and lanky, or short and solid.

I also met a very tall asian the other day....

Genetics are too broad now to make a definate statement.

Dr Dave

bs, I am Irish and 6 4. We are of average height. Your dad is above the average of 5 10 for men.

A joke for my fellow irishmen out there. Do you know why God created alcohol? He did, so we would not take over the world.

artist formerly known as jeda

nope. asian people are shorter. i should know because im an asian

Bobbi Christine

Not always, no. My dad is irish and he is 6'2. My mom on the other hand is only 5'1, and so am I.

city girl

Naw My teacher is pretty damn tall

XOcutiepieox

noo. my grandpa's 100% irish and hes 6'3. but then again my uncle's 5'4. soo i guess it depends on your genes

greenorlagh

5 10 is average for Irish men. That's not bad. Nor short.

I should be doing something else

Nope, I'm female and 5'7"

Orla C

I know 2 men that are six foot four. I myself am five foot nine and a half - I'm female - but I'm from a family of big stropping people.

mama

The only Irish man I know is really tall, 6'8" (over 2 meters).

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im irish and im 5'8 or 5'9
my uncle is 6'4
and hes very tall along with my cuz my other cuzes son hes like 6'2 or 3 but hes not blood related

Martina L

Well, I'm Italian, and comparing to the average Italian, they're tall. But they wouldn't be a very tall population.

djc1175

My Dad was part Irish and only 5'7, but he had one good saying I'll always remember.
"every bodies the same height lying down!"

Think about it..it's true!!

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No, I'm 22 and I'm 5'10 and I'm Irish.

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lil obo

I'm 17 and 5 ft 7 but den must my family are just under 6 foot but most of my mates are round 6 ft 2 etc were not that small

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David M, I like ur joke. Why do Irish ppl have a reputation of being small? I don't get it! The height of guys n girls isn't any shorter than most other places! it just becos evry1 thinks we r all leprechauns!!!!!!! so give it a rest!! we r normal and we do not sit under rainbows wearin green and bein short!!!!!!!

Kyription

Yeah but they can still fight very well.

Rossie

conan o brien is american so he doesn't count

Irish men are of average height on a world scale, they are on average taller than american men, the average height of an irish male is 176.1cm or 5ft 9.5in, in the USA its only 175cm or 5'9

http://pakistanidefenceforum.com/index.php?showtopic=54493&mode=threaded

its a bit like saying everyone in china is short yet 5 of the worlds tallest men are chinese

here are a few tall Irish born males
Donncha O'Callaghan 6ft 6in http://www.munsterrugby.ie/97_118.php

Paul O'Connell 6ft 6in http://www.munsterrugby.ie/97_113.php

Michael Cussen who plays for Cork gaelic football team is 6ft 7in

one of my best friends is 6ft 5in

of course one of the tallest men in history was irish born a certain patrick cotter o'brien, one of only twelve people to hit 8 foot, he stood 8ft 1in tall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cotter_O%27Brien

esoteric_noodles

i'm 6ft

Ella's Mamaí

No there not! a lot the guys i know are tall 6ft 2 +!

Suz

No, not so much. I am 5'10 and my brother is 6'4". Irish/ German. We've got the fair skin and freckles thing goin on though.

Angelia

The Irish guys I know are pretty short, but oh so sexy.

ULooKWeiRD

yes

JeenaBlahBlahBlah

Yea i think they're short in general.

SPLNTR

Shorter than what?
It may have something to do with the Potato Famine and St. Patrick and the snakes.

Purple Rayne

I don't know about that. I work in the airport and I see a lot of Irish people. They're usually very nice and mostly always drunk..........go figure (?)

badkarma

Yes. But only because they are to drunk to stand up!

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