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We have traced two sides of our ancestry to County Donegal, but I am not sure which Irish dialect/translation we should use for a tattoo.
My son wants a tattoo that will pay tribute to his ancestry and wants it as authentic as possible.
He wants the lettering in it to be spelled in English(American) and Irish.
The concept is:
"Irish Blood" (in Irish) American Heart (in English)
or switched around-
"Irish Heart"
Or-
"Irish Soul"
Something to show his heritage both in Ireland and America.
Just looking for something in Irish that pays tribute to his heritage. Any ideas?

Maybe:

fuil an Éireannaigh, croí an Mheiriceánaigh

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Fuil Ghaelach
Irish Blood
or, to be somewhat clearer (since "blood" could be understood literally):
Dúchas Gaelach
Irish Heritage

Croí Gaelach
Irish Heart

Anam Gaelach
Irish Soul

Note that, for grammatical/pronunciation reasons, the extra "h" appears in the adjective Gaelach (Irish) or not, depending upon the grammatical gender of the noun which it follows (in Irish, adjectives normally follow the noun).

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Thank you.

just a quick note that this is a type-o
what he meant for this one was Croí Gaelach

Like CaoimhínSF was saying the difference between 'h' and no 'h' is grammatical. Unfortunately it is very easy to make a mistake when typing!

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Thanks!

Corrected. Not a typo, actually. For some reason I keep thinking that croí is feminine.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.