>>213078284 (OP)The irish like to pretend that their diaspora in America didn't help the independence movement.
US micks helped garner political support for the republicans and even funneled money to them.
>Without [US] funding, the IRA would not have nearly the same potential for violence>Jeffrey Donaldson>Ulster Unionist MPA lot of the people fled between 1850 and 1920 would end up being sympathetic to the Fenians. Most plastic paddy's have inherited a disdain for the English and support the idea of reunification with the north.
No, they aren't irish. Not really anymore. They've become something different as Americans. However, that doesn't mean their isn't a link to Ireland, even if its through identity and tradition more than actively practiced culture.
Your country is a tiny little island that hasn't recovered its population from the big hunger. You'd think your distant cousins would have more purchase with you as a people. I guess you really are destined to fade into the obscurity of history as Hibernia becomes a land of brown shades and islam. Keep those Americans back, they mixed with Italians, they like football, and they never sing folk music in the local pub.