Read my somewhat irish American lips....I do not give a rat's ass what they think of us in Ireland. Not one whit. Let them do what they want over there. What we as irish Americans forgive the hyphenation or lack of it do is an Irish American holiday. i don't care what songs they sing in ireland, what beer they drink, whether or not they color their rivers green. it is or used to be before (a) the irish themslves and (b) everyone else ruined it my favorite day of the year. I don't have people to celebrate with and thre is really no point unles most of them are cut from the samecloth...but if I did I would be singing who threw the overalls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder and Molly Malone and especially the kerry dancers....for th last and final time it does not matter what they sing in Ireland..does not matter....d you finally get it???????? mg