Alot of people say we are all of Mediterranean descent. And do to climate changes and the areas we come from, our skin color adapted. I'm an Irish-American and we came to the US before the Italians and we weren't considered white by the wasps and other Americans. I'm not saying this in a racist mannar at all, just stating fact. The irish were called ni**ers before blacks were when we first migrated here. The same thing happened to the irish that happened with the Siclians and Arabs. The Irish were invaded by the spanish, hence the term black irish. There's alot of Irish with dark skin, eyes, and hair. I myself am blued eyed with dirty blonde hair and have been olive skinned my whole life. When it's all said and done be it your Irish, Italian, or any nationality, all our ancestors have gone through this if you read back far enough