Bullshit. I have never once connected Fighting Irish ....

Bullshit. I have never once connected Fighting Irish ....
by Wolfetone (2020-07-15 16:12:56)

In reply to: it does glorify the Irish sterotypes of getting drunk and posted by jt

With drunkenness.The term denotes a gritty,tough ethnicity that fought
its way up the social ladder. It celebrates the Irishmen who fought and died gallantly in the Revolutionary War. Some say 50% of the conscripts
were Irish only too happy to battle the English. It pays tribute to
The Fighting 69th that fought so bravely in our wars.The leprochaun
is stupid and should be unloaded.....

Replies:

That's the soyrse of the nickname.. A perjorative - ODSCHOOL 2020-07-15 20:17:53
- * * - Moff 2020-07-15 22:02:27
  - “They fight like a bunch of drunken Irishmen,” was the story - 1NDGal 2020-07-16 20:47:42
and they were the mine field testers in WW1 as well * - jt 2020-07-15 17:16:32
- I think they were used as mud flaps in the early days - ACross 2020-07-16 01:14:51
- * * - Moff 2020-07-15 20:10:14
  - you know why the Italian Navy builds their boats with - jt 2020-07-15 22:15:14
    - * * - Moff 2020-07-16 07:15:10
      - Well I suppose you had to do that. - 1NDGal 2020-07-16 20:41:31
And the Irish Brigade of the Civil War. - Domer84 2020-07-15 17:09:46
- ''Blue for the Union and Green for Ireland" * - Wolfetone 2020-07-16 05:04:27