Entirely useless but wacky fact about JB & BO's Irish roots!

[Jackeens]

"Both Biden and Obama descend from Irish shoemakers who came to the United States in 1849 (during the Irish famine), only a month apart."

Damn, their ancestors were nearly on the same ship!!

http://genealogy.suite101.com/article.cfm/joe_bidens_ancestry_irish_catholic_heritage

[kestrel91316]

1. But, but, I heard Obama was a Muslim from Kenya..........

[Jackeens]

2. That's the other side of the family.....LOL n/t

[evlbstrd]

3. Ha!

My family beat 'em here by two years.

[Beregond2]

4. Hmph!

Immigrant trash! MY ancestors arrived in the 17th century. :eyes:

[damntexdem]

7. Well, some of mine arrived in maybe the -200th century.

That was before all those Europeans started messing the place up (but they do make up the vast majority of my line).

[Beregond2]

8. I was hoping that would be the response!

I used to think I had Cherokee in me, but that was a family myth.

[Clio the Leo]

5. and y'all thought Obama was a Kenyan name. NT

[damntexdem]

6. So why does only O'bama have the Irish name.

;-)