I am going to go ahead and claim Irish roots

Ok, so not really, but here is a fun fact: My mother was born and raised in New York City. When she was a child, her neighborhood was entirely Irish. So to play with the kids, she learned to speak Gaelic (Irish that is, because there is also Scottish and Manx) and was fluent. Also, my grandmother-in-law was a red head... and really the only context to that is that my husband may fulfill my dream of having redheaded children. So take that Zoë!