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Dear Arnaud,
Several waves of Irish exiles went to France. One of them is referred to as "The Flight of the Earls" another group was called the "Wild Geese".
Many joined one of several "Irish Brigades" of the French military. At least one rose to be Marshall of France.
Some of the exiles surnames were - Barry, O'Rourke, Fitzgerald, O'Niell, O'Byrne & Byrne, O'Toole. Naturally, there were others.
In the late 1700s a French force, with an Irish Adjutant, sailed for Ireland. Most of the ships were blown of course by a storm.
Some landed in the south of Ireland. However, their Irish allies were in the north of Ireland. The Irish forces marched south to join the French units where
the joint command was defeated by an English force.
In another venture, a French force landed in Donegal in the Northwest.
Just for the record: Many of these same Irish families were Norman French 600 years earlier (e.g. Barrys and especially anyone with the prefix 'Fitz' which means "son of" and was orginally "fils".
However, this doesn't conclude the French Connection. The Celts originally moved through France (Brittany) before going to Ireland and from there to Wales and Scotland.
And we say we are pure Irish! Or pure French!
Arnaud, I hope this helps. Best of luck in your research.
Cordially,
Mike Burns
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