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AMERICAN MUSICIAN TAYLOR Swift has been invited to come to Derry, where it was recently discovered she has a distant connection.
The invitation was extended by the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane, Lilian Seenoi Barr.
She said on X: “Today I wrote to [Taylor Swift] to ask her to come and visit Derry during her trip to Ireland!
“We are proud to call Taylor a Derry Girl and are hugely excited to extend this invitation to her to help her trace her ancestral journey.
“C’mon let’s see if we can make this happen!”
Today I wrote to @taylorswift13 to ask her to come and visit Derry during her trip to Ireland!
— Mayor Derry Strabane (@mayordcsdc) June 20, 2024
We are proud to call Taylor a Derry Girl and are hugely excited to extend this invitation to her to help her trace her ancestral journey.
C'mon let's see if we can make this happen! pic.twitter.com/RBJZtg3ovv
This week it was revealed by EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum, that the country-pop singing-songwriting sensation has some Irish roots.
It said 172 years ago, on 11 June 1836, two people emigrated from Derry to the United States on board the ship AMY.
These were dressmaker Susan Davis and weaver Francis Gwynn, who were both 21-years-old at the time.
Three years later they married and had children.
The pair are Swift’s great-great-great-grandparents.
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The real question is will she call it Derry or Londonderry?
@Dan The Man: Doire : )
@Dan The Man: it officially Derry since the Good Friday agreement, only the bitter still use London/Derry
@Dan The Man: Londonderry is a bit too punk these days, she’ll go Derry – its more acoustic guitar.
She’ll catch her death in that get up.
@ecrowley ecrowley: ah aye she might get frostbit
More of that Irish ancestry nonsense. Which reminds me, I heard that the German chancellor, O’Laf O’Schultz’s father is from Termonfeckin, Co Louth & his mother from Grangemockler, Co. Tipp.
@Patrice Ahern: I’ll take eye candy Taylor over both of them, Patrick. If you don’t mind .
@Patrice Ahern: grangemöckler sounds very german!
@Patrice Ahern: My mother and father are from Horse and Jockey!
What American hasn’t claimed Irish ancestry.
@Daniel Skelton: probably the Native Americans?
Londonderry is in the UK so she has no Irish ancestors
@John D Doe: you really are a poor troll
@CP: he has gone very woke these days
@Tired Jim: Euggh
I doubt she gives two….
They love reminding rich people and celebrities having Irish ancestors.
“See ? Now you know why they left Ireland”
I was wondering how many deluded frightened little manboys would get triggered by a brilliant young woman,
That is such a beta male comment lol
@Robert Halvey: what exactly is brilliant about her ?
@Tired Jim: Good
@Robert Halvey: Some people might call that a ‘simp’ remark (a straight male who aligns oneself with a female in order to profit himself in that females eyes). I would suggest the criticism (as criticised by said simp), however comedic or not these days, (of a celeb, in this case) is based on equality, not sexuality.
More talent in plum
On behalf of myself and other like minded Irish citizens I offer an unreserved apology for visiting this person on the world!
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