Bump for a later read. Someday I hope to do the DNA te$ting...right now I can’t. My late father (1st generation Irish) always said we were ‘Black Irish’ (no...not the Spanish Aramada tale, just darker hair/skin than your idea of Irish). Thanks for the post.
Bryan Sykes, in his latest book (see post #16), says he can't find any DNA in the British Isles that could represent any 'Black Irish' or Picts.
Many times, rumor of “Black Irish” blood is code for interracial marriage, especially Indian/Caucasian marriage. I have rumors of Black Dutch in my family and it’s the same thing. I actually may have found an ancestor about the time of the American Revolution who was Indian. It’s still unconfirmed, but does indicate that those “rumors” may have been correct.