The top ten myths about the Irish

I find the writers comments after the 'false' assertions to be just as near sided. I can vouch for several of these characteristics as being quite Irish and I wouldn't change a thing.

The Irish are great politicians!

STEPcoach I am Irish too and can vouch for quite a few who, not only, would steal the eye out of your head but come back to pee in the socket.

We don't use "Begorrah," "Bedad," or other Hollywood-created exclamations. And where on earth did "Erin Go Bragh" come from? Utter it in Ireland and one might as well be speaking Russian.

I love #6, what's wrong with a red-haired Irish man carrying bags of turf on a donkey? Have ye not read "The Last of the Donkey Pilgrims"? Great book by Kevin O'Hara. #10 is so funny it makes me want to read McKittrick Ros's books, but I suppose they would be impossible to find, here in the US.

Granted, there are always variations, but stereotypes become stereotypes for one of two reasons: a germ of truth, or good PR. The (adjective deleted) british attempts to label us as unfit for breath and blood were just their desperation to justify their perversions. Otherwise, we are some of the kindest, most giving, and most welcoming folk on the planet; we do almost all have a penchant for storytelling; and we all have a song, in our hearts, if not in our throats! I'm proud to be Irish - known to be far more interesting than some others I've mentioned. (Oh, I believe that settles the one about itching for a fight, too!)

Hey Irish people are like other people in the world! Big surprise.

Great fun!

http://wwww.angelfire.com/ny/border/symbols.html what its really about. Next year their pope will visit - makes sense.