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An Irish-American View of St. Patrick's Day
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<blockquote data-quote="shtove" data-source="post: 107181"><p>I was raised in Galway, but not born in Ireland - tell me I'm English and I'll pretend to laugh as I fetch my pistol ... well, that's a bit Hollywood, but place of birth is a convenience compared to the ties of family and community. </p><p></p><p>I've met many Americans in Ireland, and the gas thing is that you can place their ancestors in specific parts of the country just by asking for surnames - Farrells in Leitrim, O'Briens in Clare etc. These are people coming from Boston, Seattle and Houston and so on, and they're always emotional when they find their genes funnelled into a few square miles of sod.</p><p></p><p>The accent matters a lot, and east coast America has more in common with Ulster and the West Country than the Home Counties. Canadians get ****** off when you ask if they're American - No, actually! And their accent tells if you listen carefully - more Ulster-Scots (code in Ireland for British). f*** 'em - they don't spend much anyway.</p><p></p><p>Dev was a hero, and a cunning *******. Which great leader isn't? And I know Castro, and Dev was no Castro.</p><p></p><p>I tan like a Spaniard (Black Irish), but sometimes a bracing walk in England's milky sunshine is all you need.</p><p></p><p>And here's to Ireland's greatest hero - Patrick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shtove, post: 107181"] I was raised in Galway, but not born in Ireland - tell me I'm English and I'll pretend to laugh as I fetch my pistol ... well, that's a bit Hollywood, but place of birth is a convenience compared to the ties of family and community. I've met many Americans in Ireland, and the gas thing is that you can place their ancestors in specific parts of the country just by asking for surnames - Farrells in Leitrim, O'Briens in Clare etc. These are people coming from Boston, Seattle and Houston and so on, and they're always emotional when they find their genes funnelled into a few square miles of sod. The accent matters a lot, and east coast America has more in common with Ulster and the West Country than the Home Counties. Canadians get ****** off when you ask if they're American - No, actually! And their accent tells if you listen carefully - more Ulster-Scots (code in Ireland for British). f*** 'em - they don't spend much anyway. Dev was a hero, and a cunning *******. Which great leader isn't? And I know Castro, and Dev was no Castro. I tan like a Spaniard (Black Irish), but sometimes a bracing walk in England's milky sunshine is all you need. And here's to Ireland's greatest hero - Patrick. [/QUOTE]
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