[wideawake]

Never met anyone at all who called himself an “Irish American” and that includes my ex wife’s rather large extended Irish family

Talk to the publishers of Irish American News or the staff at the Irish American Cultural Center.

It's very commonly used.

I'll point out that you probably never had a conversation with your wife's relatives that began: "So, tell me a little bit about your ethnic background. What are you?"

[bill1952]

Oh please - you are talking about an advocacy group that reaches out to those with that common heritage & must define itself as such. - Not with the other 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% of Americans of Irish background.

Please do not presume to tell me what I never started a conversation between my in laws & myself with over a 14 year period. - It makes you look kinda dumb, okay?