Word: irishness
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...shame that people see us that way. But it’s an even bigger shame that we see ourselves that way. There’s a reason that so many people resent us. I’ll never forget when I told Seamus, a middle-aged Irish immigrant living in Dedham, Mass. that I went to Harvard. “Don’t worry, lad. I won’t hold that against...
After a clip of Ted Kennedy explaining why he canceled a meeting with the political leader of the Irish Republican Army, saying he knew when "to hold 'em and when to fold 'em": "There you have it. Years of religious turmoil boiled down to a Kenny Rogers lyric." --JON STEWART
...Exactly. What holiday could be better for college students? We’re celebrating our Irish heritage. It’s so inclusive. It’s an awesome holiday.” As I myself am 1/32 Irish, I pinched him again...
Thursday night, we went to Winthrop House’s St. Patrick’s Day-themed Stein Club, featuring Irish music, Guinness, and troublingly green Bud Light. “Could I put some sugar in this?” a roommate asked, grimacing over her Guinness. (She compromised by adding Kahlua.) It was noisy and festive. Orange, white, and green crepe paper twined around the mantle and the doorway. People step-danced with more enthusiasm than rhythm. HoCo members squeezed vials of food coloring into the beer...
...I.R.A. thuggery have gone public. Outrage at the I.R.A.'s failure to root out criminal elements has focused scrutiny on Sinn Fein, which is already under pressure to distance itself from the I.R.A. after a $50 million robbery at a Belfast bank in December that the British and Irish governments have blamed on the armed group. Congressional supporters of Sinn Fein say the group must dismantle the I.R.A. if it hopes to revive failing peace negotiations with the other parties to the 1998 Good Friday agreement. Adams told TIME that he supports the "objective of bringing...