Some friends of mine who'll remain nameless could not bring themselves
to express wonderment at the exquisitive Irish dancing of Michael
Flately. I sensed they were uncomfortable when evidence of an
energy so grand was out and about. It did not jive with the
anti-Irish programming that is more comforting to them.
Be it known, I'm not angry, I simply understand.
Envy / Hatred
We need to excise such Irish sounding names like: McGwire, O'Neill (Paul), Quill, Monyihan, Buckley, Sullivan, Kelly (be careful with that one), Kennedy, Dempsey, Buckley, Flately, Quinn, Brosnan, Neeson, Downy blah blah blah .... from the the airwaves and perhaps the music stores as well. I notice the shelves are clogged with Irish music and Irish artists.
First names appearing to be of Irish origion should also be expunged, names like: Shane, Sean, Shaun, Kerry, Kelly, Coleen, Caitlin, Kevin, and such and replace them with Ivan, Beowolf, George, Kingsley, Karl, Ludwig, Harold ..........
Although some thirty years ago Italians did not appreciate the use of their names being featured in shows dealing with gangsters. Who's names do you think were substituted instead? you guessed it, the Irish.
Hip Hip Hurray!
The wise should know, were it not for an Irish contribution the USA would not be. Don't take my word for it, read historical accounts by England's leaders around the period of America's Revolutionary War.
