tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post344836596441614364..comments2023-10-26T05:15:25.444-05:00Comments on The Chicago Lampoon: The German-Irish Americans on St. Patrick's DayChicago Lampoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-34514774020641587152019-03-05T06:43:26.963-06:002019-03-05T06:43:26.963-06:00being that my last name is German, I always said G...being that my last name is German, I always said German-Irish American. Many Germans converted their German last names to English.TKösterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612688272718554431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-37288212346763402422019-03-05T06:40:07.542-06:002019-03-05T06:40:07.542-06:00proud German-Irish American, member of both the St...proud German-Irish American, member of both the Steuben Association and the Emerald Society. I even have a Pub Shed called the Kelt & Kraut. TKösterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612688272718554431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-78870073397945054702016-07-14T22:45:34.148-05:002016-07-14T22:45:34.148-05:00My mother is 100 percent German maiden name is Str...My mother is 100 percent German maiden name is Straub and <br />my Dad is 100 percent his name being Whalen I'm very proud to be German Irish what a blessed combination. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798058985815342980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-59391781529429129492015-03-11T20:37:37.687-05:002015-03-11T20:37:37.687-05:00Bob Newhart of TV fame was Irish/German, born in O...Bob Newhart of TV fame was Irish/German, born in Oak Pk. IL, just outside of ChicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-39967538147247492692014-12-25T15:54:10.496-06:002014-12-25T15:54:10.496-06:00Grace Kelly was born November 12, 1929 in Philadel...Grace Kelly was born November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia. She came from an affluent family, of half Irish and half German descent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-42730539679817786872012-08-29T17:55:18.180-05:002012-08-29T17:55:18.180-05:00Nobel Prize winning author, John Steinbeck (The Gr...Nobel Prize winning author, John Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath) was German-Irish. His paternal name was Großsteinbeck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-57781129150142028592011-03-21T19:21:56.454-05:002011-03-21T19:21:56.454-05:00I just discovered. William F Buckley Jr. was Irish...I just discovered. William F Buckley Jr. was Irish and Swiss/German. Now how's that for stellar company?Chicago Lampoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-53787031353391934722011-03-17T13:38:51.019-05:002011-03-17T13:38:51.019-05:00Us German-Irish kids grow up looking up to Robert ...Us German-Irish kids grow up looking up to Robert Duvall in the Godfather.Andy Dosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043568609351976509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-25200569332427785202011-03-14T14:17:57.187-05:002011-03-14T14:17:57.187-05:00With all of that Gaelic Fal Knyt code and all, I w...With all of that Gaelic Fal Knyt code and all, I would have taken you for 100% mick.Chicago Lampoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-44158577472815326052011-03-13T23:31:21.264-05:002011-03-13T23:31:21.264-05:00Count me among the German-Irish crowd! Or Irish-G...Count me among the German-Irish crowd! Or Irish-German, I have no idea which. Plus, a few other odds and ends thrown in - mostly odds. ;) <br /><br />By rights, I should be a lush, but for some reason, I never developed a taste for beer. Go figure!<br /><br />Happy St. Patrick's Day to you too!DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.com