When I was studying abroad last semester I met a lot of Irish lads. Some were cute, some were not. I always liked to say "Oh, I'm Irish!" and they'd respond, "No, you're American." This always hurt because I really do have Irish pride. I mean it's in my name, Gallagher. How much more Irish can you get? Yes Melissa may not be very Irish, but that's not my fault. My parents gave my sisters very Irish first and middle names, but not me. How depressing? So what if I'm not off the boat Irish? I can still say I am. And you know what? No matter how many people abroad told me I was American, not Irish, I still continued to say I was Irish to every person I met.
(Me outside Gallagher's Irish Restaurant in freezing Dublin this past November)
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