Thread: Who was the true "Irish"?

Irish Mickey Ward? Lamotta-conquerer Irish Bob Murphy?

Perhaps it was Irish Jerry Quarry? Irish Andy Lee?

IRISH JOHN DUDDY.... foh!!

John l Sullivan

Irish Mike Perez.

No question...

IRISH PAT DUNCAN

@Bill Paxtom

Irish Pat Lawlor

If only for that killer poem here

micky ward was american wasnt he?

thing about americans is they cling on to some distant history

how many italians are there in america that have never been to italy?

If you are not born in Ireland you are not Irish. What a load of feckin baloney. It's weird for Brits and I am sure many Irish and Europeans, this Irish American, Italian American stuff just sounds daft and like you have an inferiority complex. As though being just American is not enough or a bit dull.

@ Erik & Greenz LOL Well you've shown me a perspective to view. Never thought of it that way.

My dad is Irish I am English , I've been to Ireland a couple of times tho

Originally Posted by Greenbeanz

If you are not born in Ireland you are not Irish. What a load of feckin baloney. It's weird for Brits and I am sure many Irish and Europeans, this Irish American, Italian American stuff just sounds daft and like you have an inferiority complex. As though being just American is not enough or a bit dull.

You know why they do it because they want to attract a fan base. It is similar but to a lot lesser extent if a boxer over here comes from a particular area and tries to get local support from a football ground.

Unfortunately there is a lot of football rivalry.