The post Red Hair Did NOT Originate In Ireland or Scotland: ... Irish folklore describes auburn-haired women, or bean rua, as harbingers of misfortune, particularly for fishermen.

Red hair is associated with the gene MC1R, ... You Got the Luck of the Irish: You’re a Redhead! Redheads make more vitamin D, go gray less. By ABC News. March 17, 2014, 2:42 PM.