What's Your Irish Name?

About This Quiz

Ireland is a beautiful country, full of truly delicious beer, magnificent horses that roam relatively freely, and very friendly and industrious people worrying rather intensely about Brexit. It is a land with a long history of producing inventors and artists far out of proportion to its population, a product of being simultaneously very wealthy by historical standards - meaning there was a leisure class with time to innovate - and also fairly oppressed by the standards of wealthy nations - meaning there was a lot to write about or attempt to improve. Irish formed a large portion of immigrants coming to the early United States of America, and have influenced all sorts of American traditions and institutions. Indeed, St. Patrick's Day in New England is sometimes an even bigger deal than back home.

Modern Ireland is also a very progressive nation, that blends its Catholic roots with a modern outlook. This means a national health care system, twin referenda that delivered landslide results in favor of abortion rights and LGBT marriage equality, and an education system that looks after everyone. It also means a diverse and entrepreneurial environment that welcomes people of all races and backgrounds, meaning that no matter where you're from or what you look like, if you're willing to work hard, play harder and sing loudly in Gaelic, you can be Irish. All you need to get started is your Irish name - so let's figure it out!