Top ten most sought after Irish food products from immigrants at Christmas

147,467 people from all over the world emigrated to Ireland in 2012, plus 77,000 babies born in Ireland in 2012, thousands to foreign nationals. The countries population is rising. 25,000 Irish nationals that went to Australia on a 1 year visa a due back in 2013. Id say in 2013 Ireland will bounce back like they always do. The economy is already showing very positive signs

The 46,500 apparently does NOT include emigrants from north of the Border who left Ireland during 2012. The total number who emigrated from the whole country is probably from 50,000 t0 60,000. Anyone who ever emigrated from Ireland had to experience Christmases away from home, mostly in his/her late teens or early 20s. Nearly all of us who grew up in Ireland like most of the Irish food items listed above, includinh #3, brown bread(Irish soda bread?). My wife, a New England Methosist, does a great job in baking cakes of that delicious bread.