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The truth behind JD Vance’s Scot-Irish ‘hillbilly’ origins and how his family really got to America

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Vice president JD Vance and Second Lady welcomed the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary O'Shea in the residence for an old traditional breakfast, but he did not refer to his Irish heritage.

During breakfast, Vance remembered that he visited Ireland in October 2023 with his wife while he was a senator.

“It is such a remarkable combination of an incredible community of a beautiful landscape, but also a lot of technological growth,” he said.

Vance wore a special pair of green-clover socks for the visit and revealed that his wife Usha should finally wear her unique green pants for the occasion.

“It is also a really great opportunity for Usha to wear this pair of green pants, she has this for years in the end and finally gets them out,” he said with a smile.

But Martin mentioned Vance's heritage specific during his comments.

“Scots-Irish emigrants, including your ancestors, played a key role in shaping this country,” he said.

Martin said he would be 'honored and delighted' to welcome the Vance family to Ireland.

The truth behind JD Vance’s Scot-Irish ‘hillbilly’ origins and how his family really got to America

Taoiseach Micheal Martin and his wife Mary meet our vice -president JD Vance and wife Usha in the official home of the American Vice President

American Vice President JD Vance shows his socks with a Shamrock theme while he gives comments during a breakfast in St. Patrick's Day

American Vice President JD Vance shows his socks with a Shamrock theme while he gives comments during a breakfast in St. Patrick's Day

Vance's ancestors emigrated from Ireland, as he said in his famous 2016 Memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

“To understand me, you have to understand that I am a Scottish-Irish Hillbilly in heart and soul,” he wrote.

Vance's ancestors migrated Barnbarroch in Wigtonshire, Scotland to the province of Noord -Ireland before they traveled to the United States, according to Tyrone historian John Hagan.

“He is aware that a small village in the Tyrone countryside is his ancestral house – very unlikely, but whether he, whether he is successful or not in the upcoming elections, I would like to visit Coagh,” Hagan told Northern Ireland World in 2024.

American Vice President JD Vance (L) shakes hands with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin

American Vice President JD Vance (L) shakes hands with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin

American Vice President JD Vance during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin for the White House St Patrick's Day Reception I

American Vice President JD Vance during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin for the White House St Patrick's Day Reception I

For the first time, John Vance received a lease for land in the province and his eldest son Andrew emigrated to America 1733 with his wife and the 18-year-old son Ephraim.

The Vance family settled in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and Ephraim Vance established Fort Vause to help defend their farm during the French and Indian war.

Minister Gordon Lyons of Irish communities are expected to present VANCE an official history of his ancestral ties with Ireland, but the Vice President's office did not confirm that he received it.

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