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People with celtic cross tattoos, wearing claddagh rings and shamrocks who are 5-6 generations removed from the Emerald Isle.
One of the New York papers once ran a series of polls amongst both long-established Irish Americans and new Irish immigrants to compare their attitudes. The one I remember was about favourite/most-hated films. For the Irish Americians, "The Quiet Man" was top. For the Irish, it was among the most hated, being a queasily patronising example of Oirishry.
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"Oirish"
Urgh. All the Bostonians. People with celtic cross tattoos, wearing claddagh rings and shamrocks who are 5-6 generations removed from the Emerald Isle.
This is the same group who get upset when the Mexican immigrants celebrate Cinqo de Mayo.