But the was no overt lying in the first instance. As I said, the assumption that certain songs are Irish because they are very well known in Ireland is a phenomenon but deliberate misinformation regarding the origin of English songs is not a real phenomenon.

I really don't understand how you think it is even possible. How would anybody get away with it?

Okay, some people will never realise the origins of certain songs. So what? It does not make them bigots and it does not make you or I better than them. Surely there are some pop songs that you yourself will never realise the origin of. The fact that certain English folk songs are popular in Ireland is a good thing in my opinion. Unfortunately the general non-folk affecianado audience don't really care about the origins of popular songs. That is not uniquely Irish and it is not anti-English.