[blam]

"when was the last time that you saw a red-headed Basque?"

I've only know one guy that I knew to be Basque...he was not red-headed so, I've never seen a red-headed Basque. Incidently, the incident of red-headedness in Libya is the same as it is in Ireland.

[JohCol]

The reason the incidence of red hair in Ireland and Libya is the same is because the two peoples are very much relatied -- from proto-Basques. The Basques are notoriously blue eyed, and do have some red hair; I have seen a Basque with reddish hair, but not out right orange-red like you find in Ireland. At any rate, the blue-eyed Basque element is what accounts for the blue eyes and blonde hair found in a large percentage of the Berbers of North Africa -- NOT from the Vandals as is so erroneously and popularly believed. In short the Libyans are largely proto-Basque-Hamitic, with Arabic overlay; the Irish are proto-Basque, separated from Basques-proper by several thousand years in a more northern environment which accounts for the more fair skind and hair among the Micks, who also, obviously have a minor, continental celtic overlay. It has often been remarked upon how closely the many Libyans resemble many Scots...