ons? Parents were looking for a new opportunity and wealth.b)If you have children: What Irish values, behaviors, and customs do you want your children to learn and remember? The Irish Jig and Catholicism.c)Can you give some examples of some things some Americans do that you find frustrating or annoying or disrespectful? No not really, it would be racist to say anything annoying.d)Are there American behaviors you dont want your children to adopt? Rap music, tattoos, and guns.e)What Irish values or behaviors will you never give up, even though some Americans dont seem to understand or value them? Corn beef and cabbage as my Sunday meal. I am not sure if it is a tradition, rather something I have grown up doing and will continue for the rest of my life.f)Do you find that you use different styles to talk to different people? For example, when you talk to other Irish, or Irish Americans, are there some things you do or say that you would not do or say when talking to other Americans? I would not make any derogatory language to the group I talk about with my family. I also speak slower to those with heavy accents, it seems to be more effective in communicating.g)What is most important to you about being an Irish-American? St. Patricks Day, the only celebration of an Irish person we have in America is held dear to me. Ih)What are the 2 or 3 most important events in the Irish immigrant experience here in the U.S.? Religion, the importance of Protestant Catholicism in the U.S. and the acceptance of Irish in the American community.Patrick OToole, Irish American, late 40sa)What made your descendants decide to immigrate to the U.S.? Do many Irish come here for the same reasons? They came during the Potato Famine in the 1850s, along with thousands of other immigrants.b)If you have children: What Irish values, behaviors, and customs do you want your children to learn and remember? I have been in America for my whole life, and my parents ...
