IrishCentral's top ten Irish characters in movies - VIDEOS

By the way, please forgive my typos?

Saw Michael Collins. Loved the history, detested the acting. (especially the fake Irish accents.

I'm young (24) but loved Victor McLaglan in all of his films. And even though others (kdavitt and wyalusingjohn) have mentioned him in this comment section, even though he had a fun onscreen personality and the cutest little Irish accent, he was Eglish. yup, born in England. Who'd have thunk it?

Cool list -- need to see Michael Collins.

I agree with 1,2 & 3, haven't seen 5 or 6, loved 9, but I didn't know Irish people liked "Darby O'Gill and the Little People." Cute, though.

I am sick as crap at all the Irish gangster movies. It makes you think there are no honest Irish in America. No wonder the world thinks we are uncivilized. I have to admit, though, that I did enjoy The Departed and Boondock Saints.

In the 40s and 50s the Irish were represented in Hollywood by the likes of Bing Crosby (Fr Chuck O'Malley) Pat O'Brien (Fr Francis P. Duffy) Victor McLaglen (Sgt Major Timothy Quincannon) and Spencer Tracy (Fr Edward Flanagan). Nowadays the Irish are more likely to be represented by Hollywood as low-life gangsters, petty criminals, low-class alcoholics and gritty boxers, as demonstrated by this sorry top ten list. We've come a long way.

The Quiet Man is my very favorite.

For me, The Quiet Man, thought trite in many respects, is my favorite Irish film. I echo another's comment re James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Wonderful film and wonderful performance. I love Cagney's comment about shedding tears: "You know how we Irish are. We cry at card tricks."

Darby O'Gill and the Little People!?!? Is it mad or pig ignorant ye are at Irish Central?

I cast one vote for the seal in The Secret of Roan Inish. For those willing to go out of their way for an honest, little Irish made movie, it has to be Pat Shortt in Garage. An Post even honored him with a stamp.

Eh The 'Bull' McCabe

Once again, the "unusual and bizarre" outrank the "stable and meaningful". If our entire country is esconced on the weird, why should movies be any different?

Victor McLaglen, Sgt. Festus Mulcahy - Fort Apache (John Wayne)

Hey Mr. Fitzgerald. I think you drank all that beer in your last column before you wrote this crap.