The top ten things I dislike about Irish women

Is it me or have I seen this recycled IC story several times before? Must be running out of anti- Catholic stuff or gay stories or pro-abortion articles or something!

A few of my first cousins - one in particular - delights in emphasizing the 'drudgery and poverty', 'ignorance and superstition' of her parents because they were raised in Ireland. True, neither parent had eduction beyond the primary level, but her father became a successful businessman and made enough money to raise his 2 children in comfort. Her mother was a perfect housekeeper, an excellent cook and very good at needlework. Both parents set very fine examples for their son and daughter.

Seanmor, thank you; you should feel proud, also since you got the gist of what I meant.

Handsome: It makes me feel proud to read the praise you lavish on your dear departed parents, both of whom were Irish immigrants. I too never used the "f" word since I arrived in the U.S. before my 19th birthday, not even during the 4 years I spent in the Marine Corps.

I saw the effect the Celtic Tiger had on Irish women & believe me it was ugly.

Must say, this list is quite accurate. The phrase "Shanty Irish" comes to mind.

I do NOT know what exactly is meant by "Irish women" in this case. Does it include any woman with Irish DNA anywhere in the world or it it restricted to natives of the Southern Irish state? In either case, it does not include my wife, a New England Methodist and a D.A.R. member a bhfuil cúpla focal Gaeilge aice. Being a Gaeilgeoir makes her her very different from most women who were raised in Southern Ireland.

Truth be told, Mom was born in Ireland and lived there her first 25 years or so. Neither she nor Dad (to my knowledge) ever used the F word and they would not tolerate it if any of us 4 kids did. Nearly 70 now, I still don't swear, also since it sounds terrible, angry, and low-class. No one had handed anything to them either in Ireland or here in the USA, and so another thing Mom and Dad instilled in us was education. Prepared in and by the School of Hard Knocks, all 4 of us got college educations. Thanks Mom and Dad, and R.I.P.

Truth be told, Mom was born in Ireland and lived there her first 25 years or so. Neither she nor Dad (to my knowledge) ever used the F word and they would not tolerate it if any of us 4 kids did. Nearly 70 now, I still don't swear, also since it sounds terrible, angry, and low-class. No one had handed anything to them either in Ireland or here in the USA, and so Another thing Mom and Dad instilled in us was education. Prepared in and by the School of Hard Knocks, all 4 of us got college educations. Thanks Mom and Dad, and R.I.P.

Most of the items on this list apply to Pauline Wogan.

You're right -- I do like to hear myself talk, but I don't need to be posted twice. Delete one, also since I'm glad you didn't delete both.

Good, Sean, good. I mean, bad, Sean, bad. You write, "Irish women aren’t so perfect themselves .... " which is enough to get you excommunicated from women in general. Wait, I mean Jewish princesses, I get them confused. Different but strangely similar in that they are opposite sides of a coin. Keep up the good fight, Sean. You may stand and sleep alone for the rest of your life, but one must stand for something. And this is something. Incidentally, I am Sean too but I don't call myself that since am in NYC and only cops and firemen respond to the name "Sean" and I am neither.

Good, Sean, good. I mean, bad, Sean, bad. You write, "Irish women aren’t so perfect themselves .... " which is enough to get you excommunicated from women in general. Wait, I mean Jewish princesses, I get them confused. Different but strangely similar in that they are opposite sides of a coin. Keep up the good fight, Sean. You may stand and sleep alone for the rest of your life, but one must stand for something. And this is something. Incidentally, I am Sean too but I don't call myself that since am in NYC and only cops and firemen respond to the name "Sean" and I am neither.

Spot on sean, the paranoid factor is huge with them & always over the silliest of things. Very few with class. Drink like fishes & the fake tan is disgusting. Women have delicate feelings on the whole but Irish women take it to the max. Stubborn to the point of stupidity & talk absolute nonsense for the most part. The smell of guinness of a girl is disgusting to say the least.

while im posting kinda late on this subject, I must admit alot of this, except the shopping, is why I LIKE Irish ladies as much as I do. American woman are too timid alot of times, I like a girl who talks, ALOT, and can hold her own and then some at the bar and argues and fights back.