25 Things Irish-Americans Shouldn’t Say In Ireland

Catherine Durkin Robinson
The Haven
Published in
2 min readMar 11, 2024

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Because then they’ll know you’re an Irish-American

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1. “Does the house band know Come On Eileen?”

2. “When did we start forgiving the Protestants?”

3. “I’m going to need a shot of whiskey and complete silence to figure out how the name Caoimhe is pronounced Kweeva.”

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Catherine Durkin Robinson
The Haven

I’m a writer and activist. In my spare time, I investigate missing socks. (1287 found since 1995)