'Yes, I'm Irish': Meet Jeff Keogh
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2017
- Jeff Keogh was born into a mother and baby home in 1965 - ‘having a black child in Ireland at the time might have been a heavy scene’, he told us - and while growing up in Ireland wasn’t always easy, he says his experience was mostly positive.
We spoke to Jeff as part of ‘Yes, I’m Irish’, a video series focusing on the experiences of mixed-race Irish people. Watch the full series here: bit.ly/YesImIrish
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Respect for the parent who came to his house and made his kid apologize.
I'm about this guy's age and I had to do that once - for locking another kid's bike to a fence at the swimming pool and running away. I feel as if it was a common form of discipline at that time, but that may just be because my Dad made me do it. And he only had to make me do that one time.
Yup, standard procedure here in UK and British Isles. Always been very tolerant, Ireland not so much but of course that's understandable.
@@EPICFAILKING1 why is it understandable?
@@fromireland8663 Just due the how rural it is, with a small population and an even tinier minority population. It's nothing about the Irish themselves, it just has to do with being somewhat isolated and having a small amount of immigration, besides from the UK. Same goes for Scotland.
Eire has changed alot in 5 years , this mass migration has made people angry toward the government and migrants.
Came to the house and apologized? I am impressed by that.
ireland can be a very closed mind place at times, but when its brought to the attention of those people that close mindedness can be hurting someone, irish people more often than not recognize when theyre wrong. Being able to man up, admit when youre wrong, and apologize is still a hallmark of irish society
@@assasinofeire4776 Europe in general. Unlike africans, who can't be held accountable for anything if their lives depended on it.
Naughty Goy i know wayyyyyyyy too many White people who will not let themselves be held accountable for things. Hilarious to think there’s racial lines there, toddler opinion
@@gabereber5848 Facts. This is coming from a white person.
@@gabereber5848 Toddler opinion is not believing something because it hurts your feelings or doesn't suit your agenda. It's also toddler opinion thinking I said "all huites good, all non-huites bad", while I'm talking ratios and proportions among the different populations. There are nationwide protests in the US over victimizing a relatively small group of people that does half the "bad deeds" in the country. Is there no way for them to be more accountable for their own acts and improve the situation?
I was raised that way, too. My G-dad was Irish. If you did something wrong, you take responsibility for it and if you wrong someone, apologize in person.
The man oozes class.
I live in a remote part of ireland and when I hear a black person or a Mixed raced person with an Irish accent I think it is beautiful. The world isn't meant to be devided.
So you hope Ireland becomes non irish
@@LolLol-gd7ly dude is cuked
@@LolLol-gd7ly Irish isn't a race. It's a state of mind.
@@LolLol-gd7ly you can't wipe out a culture
How can you look like Morgan Freeman and call yourself Irish?
Fair play to him seems like a sound fella
Scott Johnston Irish is a nationality clown
@Scott Johnston you are a dinosaur mate
@Scott Johnston His mother is Irish.
@@joejones8454 ethnic group*
@@mikeohernia5498 cope
I actually met a black girl from Ireland, she was volunteering at a day program for disabled adults, she said she was from County Mayo, and she spoke with a heavy Irish brogue. It's absolutely surreal but I never had the gall to ask about her background, I wish I did.
I Bet She was beautiful..
💚 ☘️
@James G how about she is Irish having been born to Irish parents the world has changed a lot in the past fifty years
@@jaystanton7581 beauty black girl? Ahhahahahahaahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha
Irish citizen, not Irish. Irish aren’t black.
This guy seems like he would be such a breath of fresh air to hang out with
If he only weren’t black right?
"The 'ting' that use to annoy me"...He might be of African decent, but those vocals are as Irish as a leprechaun. The dude is 100% Irish as far as I'm concerned. Haha. Not a bad thing at all. Be proud of both your African and Irish roots!
AlyssaQ420 LOL you mean African roots only
@@TawheedAlEbaadah Well, the african father took off, like they usually do...
AlyssaQ420 or Bajan or Jamaican
Love Ireland & Africa!!!
p a what
Think this guy is a Legend!!!! The World needs more people like this to make our World a better place !!!!
What's with all the dislikes ? He's a really nice genuine guy . I feel like it's old people who dislike it because of the story he told about being taken off his mother they don't understand the context of the dislike button
Thanks Jamie it’s just these racist trolls that keep saying Ireland belong to the Irish
@@eoincollins1883 I do agree with you but please dont try to bring up stats
@@blackireland8418 Ireland is for the Irish quit trying to take over Ireland, the Irish fought the British for over 800 years for it leave them alone!
@@blackireland8418 Ireland IS for the Irish and the gentleman in the video seems pretty Irish to me.💪🏻☘️
Red Red Yeah but he’s an Irish national but he isn’t ethnic irish.
I am a patriot, nationalist & conservative.
This man is Irish. It's the culture we wish to conserve.
Chap is a legend who knows hard times and is still a proud Irishman.
Finally some one who understands race and culture can be completely separate.
@@Karss Absolutely man. I feel like younger conservatives, such as myself, are in the cultural conservation lane.
You are a fool. A man of honor will assure the country of his father will be handed down to his son and not give it away to strangers. No real Irish Patriot would ever support White Genocide in Ireland.
@@Karss they are definitely biologically linked man. Race is very real and demographics are destiny. Just accept it.
@@MrBooYa-yd5er you can’t tell me to accept something without proof. More importantly does it matter
His adoptive mother sounds lovely xo
the comment section has a weird tone. he’s literally irish. his mom is irish and he was born and raised irish. if he was half russian instead of half african you wouldn’t feel the need for this weird performative “acceptance”
Irish people are extremely racist. And yes, I mean racist and not xenophobic. If you’re a white foreigner they’ll treat you based on your merits as a person. If you’re a non-white foreigner your appearance alone dictates how they treat you. I’m baffled that any non-white would want to move to such a hate filled country, they would be better off in America or Canada.
So he's half Irish based on what you outline
@@whitiemarsh3671 he says in the video ur commented even before watching the video
@@adith9327 so his parents are both Irish?
Jeff I was born in 1965 in a Mother and Baby Home in Ireland I am of mixed race and was adopted at 6 months.
I am living abroad and have been for many years, but I am in Ireland often.
I would dearly like to chat with you personally.
Thanks for the wonderful candid personal story, I loved how you spoke about your experiences.
Anyhow lovely to meet you and again thanks for telling your story, its nice to know there are more of me's.
no problem, look me up, thanks
Jeff you are not black you are biracial. The term biracial acknowledges the fact that both of your parents from 2 different races were equally responsible for 'CREATING' and 'PRODUCING' you. I am half Irish and half Zambian too.
i wouldn`t say mixed race.I mean skin color really doesn`t devine race to me.I grew up in cork and i`d see you as irish.I don`t look at gingers or should i say day walkers and think they`re a different race.I look at them and think i hope he has an umbrealla cause if he stays out too long he might burn
1 Luv FAM(ily) Sincerly facebook.com/G.D.Joe317 I'm a Ui Neill well a Quinn to be exact but I'm in that bloodline as an American an Black Irish I hate racism when the brits came they enslaved some of my ancestors but my direct line went to France
Day walkers? So its cool to say racial jokes if the person is white huh?
the hard R in and Irish accent is a *HARD* R
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
we secretly do it to contrast the silent R in the english accent haha
Almost as hard as the American R.
Bless his soul.
He's not black, he's mixed race, bless his heart.
Blacks are mixed race
@@toddmaek5436 only a small portion
@@toddmaek5436 blacks are not mixed race
Tell that to the cops and the courts
@@karlditz8631 they’re not oppressed
I think its the coolest thing in the world where someone is from a place you would never expect.
Thank you for posting this video.
Your unique one of a kind and that makes you very special. Continue to be who you are! ROCK ON!
*you're
@Scott Johnston Stop copying & pasting.
Mr. Keogh,
Thank you for giving me a better perspective of Ireland. If I visit one day, would hope to meet you, sir.
@Scott Johnston Feck off
@Scott Johnston Most African Americans are 25% European which is as much as a whole grandparent. You can be ethnically European without being psychically White.
@James G Read the first comment thoroughly.
@@ellisewalton8701 None of them are Europeans, Europeans are distinctly white.
@@ellisewalton8701 Using genetic markers you know for a fact those people are Africans
HES BEEN SOO ACCEPTED BY HIS MATES THAT THEY SAID "HES NOT REALLY BLACK"
THATS FUNNY CAUSE I AM ASIAN AND MY BLACK FRIENDS SAYS THE SAME "THAT I AM NOT REALLY ASIAN" LOL
You are delusional be proud of your roots. Stop trying to be something you’re not..
Hope your joking mate... I reckon its not cool but maybe I'm wrong
@@kp-wf1gy Sounds like you stopped being friends with someone because you're easily offended.
They're wrong...probably mean well...but wrong. Being Asian is just as powerful as being Black. I'm sure if the tables were turned, they'd be offended.
That’s not a compliment🤦🏾♀️ if my Asian or White friends said that too me which they never have it rub me the wrong way.
Jeff, you sound like a lovely person. Well done for speaking out so fairly. I was also born in the 60s and growing up in that era was probably not easy on you, but you persevered and now have a beautiful family of your own.
Jeff is one of the soundest people you will ever meet.
the moors/ m"uur r the original beings of Ireland, and every where else on this earth plain for that matter" I'm speaking of the so-called blacks. who erroneously call themselves black. which there ancestors never did call themselves black! the truth if the matter is that the so-called blacks are moors.
@@synergyhowacquisition3821 wrong lol, Ireland is a Gaelic-Celtic nation
@@Obs23456 and the moors/mu"urs r the original inhabitants of the whole world let alone Ireland"... the moors/mu"urs/ invented Gaelic!
@@Obs23456 the Gaelic dialect is part of the moorish/m"uurish Latin family" yes that's right I said that Latin is part of the moorish/m"uurish language"... this is all facts.... these r just some of the many things the enemies of the moors have left out of history... more like lied about.
@@synergyhowacquisition3821 no it isn’t, Latin is Romance which like Gaelic is from the indo-European language families, none related to your sub-Saharan soil cakes people
This fella is so sound swear outstraight proper sound man real representative of the Irish people and our history the Irish people are truly made of pure steel we can go anywhere in the world and blend as life should be I'm so proud to be Irish respect
He is a travesty and is not representative of Irish people.
This is why i ❤️the Irish. They just seem sensible, practical and grounded.
Love these stories. Great insight and lovely, wise people.
Your adoptive parents done a super job.Love how you simplify things.I have 3 mixed race children .I threw the towel in about racism a long time ago.Knowledge is key and manners and respect is a must .Thanks for sharing.🙏💕🇮🇪
That's awesome, also major respect to the parents who made it thier business to do the right thing
Respect !!!! Love you Brother..
I'm glad that this worked out for you. I was adopted and my parents loved me, but the rest of the adopted family hated me and made it known everyday that I was black and I was adopted! Now 50 years later after both of their deaths, I wish I would have been left in a foster home to rot and die because I still don't have any family so what was the point?
Damn, that's pretty sad
@@awfan221 I know
@@spellbindah Late comment, but please love yourself. Those “family” members aren't your real family. Family is people who care about you. As someone who's also lost loved ones those good memories they gave us will always be special. The fact that you got to be happy with them for any period is something to cherish.
There are so many good people out there who will not judge you based on race. I am a black/Hispanic man, and I've faced racism, but I've also faced tons of love. Sorry for the long comment, I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone, and that I'm rooting for you.
What I love about my people we don't cry and say pity me we get on with it .......end of story 💪🇮🇪☘️👏
Right he so strong he married his oppressor.. He couldnt handle the black experience. Too much for his broken conscious. He got weak and and joined them to feel normal. And his poor kids are getting the short end of the stick like him... Hopefully.... His daughters Will follow suit and marry the oppressors as well and his grandkids, might come out white. Yaaaay Irish 🍀 pride😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 SLAP!
Sorry but just because someone is black and lives in ireland doesnt mean they are irish., irish are the natives of ireland only and are a indo- European people. If your black in china and claim yourself chinese for example, all the chinese would just laugh their ass off.
Fact ye I love being Irish where hard fuckers
@A M Laws are manmade and can be changed any time, biology and genetics aren't and they don't care about your marxist opinion.
nation (n.)
c. 1300, nacioun, "a race of people, large group of people with common ancestry and language," from Old French nacion "birth, rank; descendants, relatives; country, homeland" (12c.) and directly from Latin nationem (nominative natio) "birth, origin; breed, stock, kind, species; race of people, tribe," literally "that which has been born," from natus, past participle of nasci "be born" (Old Latin gnasci), from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups.
"Racist" is not an argument, f off now. Racist is when the actual native population of a country is diminishing because of mass migration of 3rd worlders and interbreeding with them.
Lovely man. Kudos to his adoptive parents! ❤
Irish is an ethnicity. There is no such thing as "black Irish" or any other kind of Irish.
Irish is a nationality and ethnicity
@@danielcarthy9250 Nationality meaning: 1.
the status of belonging to a particular nation. 2.
an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations. Ethnicity meaning: Ethnicity is considered to be shared characteristics such as culture, language, religion, and traditions, which contribute to a person or group's identity.
Nationality and ethnicity are basically the same so again there are no "black/African Irish"
@Maria Morais Following genetics what happens when you mix a lion and tiger? You get something new, neither a lion or a tiger so he is not Irish.
@Maria Morais half an apple isnt a full one.
My father is Egyptian and my mother is Nigerian but I am Chinese because I live in China
If you were BORN in China then, no matter your ANCESTRY, you are Chinese. Get your head out of the gutter you little idiot.
What is your point?
@@cjon6898 rubbish you goon..
Jeff, as an American of Irish decent & heritage, I extend my brotherly love out to you.
neither of you are irish
Alpha e the guy in the video is literally half irish by blood and fully irish by birth and upbringing. are you dumb?
@@Alphae21 you have no brain
@@Alphae21 lmfaoo.
His accent is so beautiful🥺✨
He is culturally Irish and I think that's the important part. I am sure Ireland being an Island has more than enough of mixtures if you go down history.
He will never be Irish
Top man God bless him.
Funny a lot of blacks in the US hv Irish descent including my self.
Me as well.
A lovely, balanced ,reasonable , funny man. May we all emerge victorious over life's unpleasant experiences..
Went to Ireland for the first time in 2021. One of the first people I spoke to was a young black man. He looked like he just got off the boat from Zambia. He had the strongest Irish accent! I must admit that surprised me. He was so nice and helped me call a cab since my phone wasn't working and there are NO public phones in Dublin Airport. I wish I could have bought him a pint but we both had places to go. Thanks again kid! 😊
Tragic
The Irish that never left Ireland !! Tend to be the most Prejudiced!!
He's half irish through his mother
Hi
That’s very true
I wanna hear more from him.😭
Thanks for posting.
Having a child and being unmarried was a heavy scene, people were only supposed to have children after marriage according to society those days and as we are all aware many babies were taken away from the mother. Thankfully its not so ignorant on the matter these days. Glad to hear the outlook was good for him and now his kids
Good to see that most people in Ireland are a “ live and let live people.”.
Well done Jeff!
Would love to meet one of the people on ‘yes im irish’ when visiting the country one day it would be quite a pleasure.
Sharing culture is so important. I’m Puerto Rican and I never knew they’re were British Puerto Ricans. I swear it unlocked a different part of my brain.
Any human can be of any culture regardless of their ancestory because people are the product of their environment
A truly classy man!
The racism in these comments is disgusting. I hope all of you grow up past it one day. You can be better than this.
Nope
Amazing man he’s a credit to himself
Some Irish people might like to deny Irish people of different cultural heritage part of their identity/Irishness. But Phil Lynott is the only musician/writer to have a bronze statue in Dublin and is recognised and embraced as one of Ireland's greatest and most beloved.
Black's and irish partied and dated each other in the new world circa 1840's , 1850's. The two most oppressed groups at the time.
True
In the western world yeah. Eastern Europe? Countless places in Asia? Let’s not forget them
Don't talk bollicks you gobshite🇮🇪
This is true. Jamaica, Montserrat and other Afro-Caribbean islands have strong Irish cultural influences. Slavery brought the African people by force to the West Indies and Indentured Servitude brought the Irish under indebted obligation to these same lands.
I have always wondered why white English folks would hang that sign on their doors reading: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs back in the day. Why were they so anti-Irish ?
I am sorry your daughter experienced those comments or if you did in the past. I really hope Ireland is changing for the better and the father of your daughter's friend is a positive sign. I know in my children's 2 schools that parents take a similar approach and racism is not tolerated. My husband is dark skinned and my children mixed race and we have taught them not to tolerate any racist comments. I am Irish and I can say from my experience if a racist comment has been made around me or my friends it would not be tolerated.
I understand the hurt of "you're not really black" causes as my husband experienced such comments in spain and I hated to hear it as my children are half ecuadorian.
I wish the very best for you and your family in Ireland.
you hope Ireland changes for the better? you married an Alien Race Ireland belongs to the Irish
He seems really lovely
Very positive outlook
What an absolute legend, very best to luck to you
The best Irish man was black Phil lynott and he was proud to be loved Irish folklore ya can see it in his music. Can't believe in 2020 that there still ignorant racist in Ireland
Your the truth brother ! Nice too see someone with s brain in the comments do many racist idiots who have no clue and that are pure ignorent
I am the best irishman you bollicks🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
born in england, a black father an irish mother. not irish.
An amazing story
We love
A lovely guy and his children are just beautiful.
Fair play to this fella, at least he's not playing the race card
what is the race card
@@bettyjenkins4829 When you mention someone else's race.
There's no such thing
This is not the US
This is why I appreciate CZcams😄. Who knew this was even a thing? Awesome 👌
What a cool guy! Much respect from an Australian Greek 😊
these videos are so insightful and crucial to the development of irish society.
You mean the replacement of Irish people? Poor Michael Collins would be disgusted.
@@MrBooYa-yd5er replace who? Irish people sitll make up 99% of the country and will ocntinue to be this way for a long time
@@bleeem I hope so but I’ve heard different.
This is fascinating for some reason lol like yeah there's black Irish I've met some but like his accent is way stronger
@A M why would the resources that you purchase from Africa have to do with anything?
@A M okay even if they're extorting the product what does it have to do with what you're originally talking about?
@A M that's not true.
@A M Tell me how that's true?
This man is a good person. God bless him!!
Greetings from Ireland
My respect to you sir and your family 💯
What a wonderful soul this man is
How cute is Jeff !! ♥️
as long as they love ireland and it's freedoms as much as i do, we're square
You are a positive man.
It's simple. The man is half irish, half African(zimbabwean) ethnically. But is culturally and civicly irish. That clears up the confusion. Ireland still, is for the 'IRISH'. Not to invalidate this man. But this country is racially, culturally, the legacy of the native irish, who happen to be white. Post modern thinking makes thinking haaaard.
Sorry but just because someone is black and lives in ireland doesnt mean they are irish., irish are the natives of ireland only and are a indo- European people. If your black in china and claim yourself chinese for example, all the chinese would just laugh their ass off.
Wow then all Americans need to go home. Please send a memo.
No I'm completely Irish in heritage and I'm white . I'm tellin ye now he's Irish he was born here his ancestors wearnt but some where . Just because he's black he's still Irish
@@amyqb117 Aussies, Kiwis and white South Africans need to go home too. The descendants of the Irish that fled to america during the blight can f off back to potato land too.
@@amyqb117 Can't compare
Proudly. from Dublin
Ive never met a racist Irish person in my life... Im mixed race and Irish people are always the first be nice to me... im surprised he said theres racism in Ireland
I’m white so I can’t really argue with you but definitely a lot of more rural places in Ireland would be slightly more conservative or regressive in a sense
@@jackfromdublin8683 good
I Am black and white Irish 🇨🇮🇺🇸 mix from Boston my granny is from Ireland 🇨🇮🇺🇸💯💖
YOUR IRISH ignore the trolls
@Red Red your just a racist them same kind of racist this guy on this video is talking about and it's really a mental health issue get help loser, probably more Irish then your Icelandic self 🙋
@Red Red ok O am sorry 😹😓😩 for saying you're racist when I' actually don't even know if you're❤ racist it's wrong to say ones racist when they are giving there opinion 😪 but I am American 🇺🇸🗽 with a grandma from Ireland actually 2 generations American 🇺🇸🗽. So Yess you're telling me something about not having DNA lineage of Ireland when actually I do?❓ lol 😂😂😂😂😂
How cute your hair is.
ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
Wow your beautiful ❤️
Wonderful. Thank you for posting this. The human race is one family.
Keep your head up !!
I too love the Irish accent. I should do my ancestry. I was adopted by my own father and raised elsewhere. I have such a love for bagpipe music. I sometimes wonder if I have Irish in me. I was born in Michigan and raised in California. I need to find out.
I just think of Phillip Lynott, and I smile
who also wasnt irish, its an ethnicity.
@@enochpowel4580 so says Enoch Powell, holding a checklist of who is a Celt or who is a Briton, or who is a Proto Indo European or not, right? Get bent
what a lovely man!
What a nice man very understanding and has definitely got the Irish ways shame not more decent folk like him
on your way lads
Yes he is Irish, no doubt about it. seems like a very smart guy, too.
no he isnt irish
This guy is so freaking cool...barkeep, another round.
A good lad 🤙
What part of Ireland is he in
Rip la seconde 9
I want to see him break out a tin whistle.
_🌈🙊💚_
An easy reel lol
Your heart tells you where you belong thats it , Philip Lynott , kevin Sharkey , Ruth Negga Paul McGrath Chris Houghton are as Irish as the rest of us ,
Do all people in Ireland say "thing" as he does ( 1:38)?
Not in the North of Ireland but in most other areas yes
I'm Black American and my great great grandfather was half Irish. And although I'm Black, I've always felt this sort of link with Ireland. And it's good to see people kinda like me in Ireland!
I'd drink a beer with this dude and if anyone gave us prob my Quinn blood would boil
My grandmother is a Quinn do u live in Ireland?
My ancestors looked like this man I’m from Liverpool u k got black hair and tan well x
The Indomitable Irishman. Great and touching story.
all the closeminded people clearly camp in internet comment sections