greetings all

It mostly comes back to two things: ignorance and marketing. Ignorance in that many of the compiler or the books as well an performers and fans don't know the origins of the songs (and to some extent don't care). Marketing in that the work Irish has been "hot" for close to a decade and anything connected with it will sell.

Once again it comes down to definition. John Hill, you seem to have a definition and seem to want to enforce it. But who says your definition is correct? How many songs written outside of Ireland were STILL written by Irish people? If an Irish person writes a song isn't it still Irish? Also, if I, an American with little or no Irish heritage write a song in a traditional Irish style and even write it about Ireland - isn't it Irish?

I discovered a while back that music and rules only mix occasionally and only when it makes people happy. If your upset about something - ignore it or try and spend time educating people about your opinions - I'm sure they'll appreciate a disertation morre than some songs . . .

pax yall