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Top 10 myths about the Irish



Usually the Irish are genuinely friendly, but like anywhere a lot depends on who you are, where you are and what you are Most Irish people are much closer in spirit to Father Ted than to Rome, and they always have been Not every Irish person can sing a rousing rebel song on request, despite what you see every time in the movies Ireland's the native land of the scholar (the saints, like the snakes, were evicted long ago) The Irish are not always charming, be warned 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 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 The Irish don’t drink more alcohol than any other western nation; they just have more conspicuous fun in the process 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 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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karenag1 | Mar 18, 2011, 02:21 PM EDT
Well, unlike michaelvona, I found it to full of BLARNEY!

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michaelvona | Nov 30, 2009, 03:19 PM EST
Hi: I found this article to be very helpful and to the point. thanks. mike

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Posted by karenag1 on March 18,2011 | 11:21AM
Well, unlike michaelvona, I found it to full of BLARNEY!
Posted by michaelvona on November 30,2009 | 12:19PM
Hi: I found this article to be very helpful and to the point. thanks. mike
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