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Usually the Irish are genuinely friendly, but like anywhere a lot depends on who you are, where you are and what you are
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Most Irish people are much closer in spirit to Father Ted than to Rome, and they always have been
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Not every Irish person can sing a rousing rebel song on request, despite what you see every time in the movies
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Ireland's the native land of the scholar (the saints, like the snakes, were evicted long ago)
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The Irish are not always charming, be warned
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Not all Irish women are tempestuous redheads crying out to be tamed by an avuncular John Wayne stand-in, not all redheaded Irish men are leading donkeys carrying turf bags to the fair
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The Irish don't actually fight with each other at the drop of a hate and you’ll be considered a fool if you do
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The Irish don’t drink more alcohol than any other western nation; they just have more conspicuous fun in the process
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Whilst it’s true there are Irish people who can tell tales to delight or terrify you, they’re not all born with the storytelling gift
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After the risible France versus Ireland World Cup match, there are literally millions of Irish people desperately willing themselves to forget
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