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American rapper celebrate an alcoholic, IRA loving Ireland with a poor record in football – SEE VIDEO

Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 07:54 AM
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MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - "Irish Celebration" (Official Music Video) from Stephan Gray on Vimeo.

Macklemore, an Irish American rapper’s song “Irish Celebration” describes the Irish people as a bunch of “freckled-face husters”. In this video he speaks about drinking pints and features footage of old men drinking stout in pubs and men in balaclavas throwing petrol bombs.

Is this really his image of Ireland?


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Lillywhite | Feb 05, 2011, 08:14 AM EST
true about the football though.....but wait what about the 1-0 in 88 over England....when Ray Houghton belted one in. Shame I have to go back to 88!

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irislegalperson | Feb 01, 2011, 02:32 PM EST
Yes, I think this is a good image of Ireland. Some of us have that freckled face, some of us do drink over and above(everyone knows that) At one time we had men in balaclavas throwing petrol bombs. Good video and this rap song or whatever its called. Good for him...O, and he is damn cute. Wouldn't mind having a pint or two of stout with him some evening!!Go Irish America. We love you and thank you for having us here in this great country. So many Irish come to this country and talk trash. Us Irish born in the old sod are no better than any one Irish person born here in USA. Yea, holy catholic Ireland, abuse, alcoholics,drugs, and should I go on? Right now I am so happy to be a good citizen of USA and not back in Ireland singing sad history songs with the Wolf Tones and trying to immigrate someplace. This song is a celebration of Ireland. Happy days everyone!

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mylesie | Jan 30, 2011, 11:26 AM EST
No nor the image of a rapper - why not leave rapping to real rappers. And you even missed the donkey in the video!

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mamaginnty | Jan 29, 2011, 12:12 PM EST
Irish American, wonder if he has ever been to Ireland. A pint of stout for the ould men....they can't afford the pint now. The balaclavas, hopefully they have all been burned a while back. He can't sing anyway.

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maloney | Jan 27, 2011, 02:53 PM EST
He's a rapper. nuf said

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Fightin69th | Jan 27, 2011, 11:33 AM EST
Great.....Now I'll never get that 4:44 back.

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