IrishCentral asks people in New York what they like about the Irish - VIDEO

The above question seems to have been asked of many foreigners living in N.Y.C., not all of whom are true representatives of that great cvity.

In 1815 Abe's teacher was Irish Roman Catholic Zachariah Riney whose farm abutted the the farm owned by Abe's mother's family. Had it been known that he was taught by an RC he would not be elected - such were those times. In 1860 both Barrett and John Locke Scripps had used information provided by Lincoln to depict him in their biographies as an elementary Protestant Christian, about which there had been some doubt among Springfieldians. Lincoln had provided Barrett alone the sensitive account of his attendance as a Kentucky youth at Zachariah Riney's Catholic school, a fact that would almost certainly have surfaced during his campaign as a barrier to his election. Barrett shrewdly defused the issue.

And no i don't live in the states, one place i would never live. Ok for a visit now and again.

Sorry Proud Canadian2, i was actually talking about the people on the street in the video. They haven't got a clue.

BEFORE you reprise this schtick, I urge your looking up the meaning of the word "edit".

I live in upstate New York, where I'm active in the American Legion at the local and county levels, and as a former marine,retired policeman and a strict teetolar, I make a fovorible impression, or at least an acceptable one, on most local people, without ever trying to do so.

Did this staffer intentionally video the most non-typical people he could find to ask this question or did he edit out the normal ones?

Most of the comments were a little off. Not all girls have red hair, in fact there are probably more dark haired ladies. Not all of them have blue eyes although I haven't looked that close. The men especially on the farms are quite manly but not all men in Ireland are. Bobby as far as being clueless, you are the one that is clueless. You probably live in the states so you should no something about clueless. Ireland and its people are great. I do agree with bogsidebunny though, be careful driving over there. There is enough space on the highways to pull over and let them by though.

that first girl with the hat and the glasses was on there way too long.

One word that comes to mind..... Clueless.

That pesky Gerard butler pretending to be Irish again lol

So I learned that mommmy boys make very manly men. But of course, contradictions are no problem for the Irish?

Red hair? Not really, the majority of Irish have either brown or black hair. Laid-back? Try driving at the speed limit on anyIrish road. There'll be no honking of horns, it's not their style, but they'll be "tailgating you" so close you can see all 7 of the driver's teeth.