Stephen Colbert, late-night talk show host, has been in the news lately. Did you know he is said to be 94% Irish? 

According to genealogist Megan Smolenyak, Colbert is "about as Hibernian as they come." Fifteen of his sixteen great-great-grandparents were either born in Ireland or of Irish heritage, with three subsequent generations of his ancestors intermarrying solely with other Irish-Americans. 

In 2015 Smolenyak detailed facts about her research into Colbert's ancestry in an Irish America Magazine article. Curious? Or just like to read about Irish family history? Click here to find out more.