Top ten myths about the Irish

Spot on Liamkeyse. All’shame’us for forgettin’ -pardon d’pun, ‘tis a poor joke. Now where did I say that before? What is ten? What are myths?

It's known as "Irish Alzheimers". We forget everything but our grudges!

olovely: Knock off the abuse before I make a complaint about you. When I visit Ireland everyone I speak to is complaining about the government's policy of uncontrolled immigration. The polls show the great majority of people (70%) are unhappy with it. Only a dope would say such concerns are right wing, since it's big business that supports cheap foreign labor. The first time I got to vote in a presidential primary was 1980, and I proudly voted for George McGovern. I voted Obama last time. So it looks like you should slink off and join your right wing cheap labor friends.

I think who ever is Irish no mater how much and where your livingyour still prod to be Irish even if you have other bloodsin you. MEI'm 1/2 irish other is 1/2 scottish. your still taught what it is to be irish

Well since I am red hairand 1/2 Irish I did have to laugh at some of it. My mom though fits more like they said of Irish before. was a great to read. Thanks smilingeyes02

I think maybe its a big misunderstanding. The people who say, "I'm Irish" mean I'm Irish-American. People say that all the time because obviously the people all live together in America. It is said on a daily basis, I'm Italian, I'm Indian, or I'm Irish for short. Maybe Im wrong, just throwing it out there. Don't attack me for this! :)

Thanks Sophie honesty and reality are hard to come by here in the States. Never let anyone claim your heritage who hasnt lived it. RESPECT .

i bet you anything sophie supports partition and thinks nothing of the fact she dreams in english but o boy is she irish!

Hey PHPEARSE, maybe you can move to a far right compound where you don't have to mix your precious DNA with the rest of humanity? I mean, what kind of a pillock are you actually?

Sophie,what are you doing on this web-site! get over yourself......

We're probably in the last generation to talk about the Irish as a disctinct people, either in physical attributes or culture. The Irish government has promoted so much immigration into the country that the forecast is that the ethnic Irish will be a minority in Ireland within two or three decades.

Im irish as in i was born in ireland and have lived here all my life. One fact you left out is that most, if not nearly all irish peole HATE irish americans. YOU ARE NOT IRISH. JUst because your great auntys, uncles, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, aunt was from ireland does NOT make you irish.FFS. To be irish you have to have been born in ireland and raised here.

all stories are true stories, whether or not they are true.

The Irish don't drink more than any other western nation? This site has recently published a story stating the opposite! The Irish actually have the highest rate of binge drinkers in the EU.

Myths or no, I'm proud to be Irish, and appreciate what the culture has brought to my life: music, love of family, intellectual curiosity, the joy of a good book well written about the author's sense of place (especially Ireland and the Pacific Northwest of the US, where I live. Also, resilience of the face of adversity, no tolerance for BS or for tyrants, and the gift of storytelling and song. I appreciate every day the strength of my forefathers and foremothers on both sides of my family who had the courage to risk everything so their children could have a better life. I hope to leave the same legacy. Thanks for helping me rediscover and keep in contact with the better part of my Irish nature.