[Talisker]

Black Irish stand for black hair, not black skin. Although there are some few who are African black, the vast majority have jet black hair and porcelain skin, a striking contrast in features, often combined with blue or green eyes.

And if you go to an Irish pub and ask around, you'll find that a number of such people are superheroes.

[Labyrinthos]

Black Irish stand for black hair, not black skin.

I know that. My comment was a an attempt at humor. With that said, significant minority of people from the west coast of Ireland have distinctive features that look more Iberian/Mediterranean (i.e., Portugal, Spain, and North Africa), than Northern Europeon (i.e., Gael, Celt, Nordic, and Norman), with their slightly darker skin, dark coarse hair, and "hooked" nose. I see these features in my own family from Galway and other areas of West Ireland.