Quote Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin
Ummm every immigrant group was discriminated against iirc. The Irish were, do I say that we need a holiday celebrating a famous Irish-American? No, that is because I don't need the nation to tell me to. Not saying you do, just saying what I do.
Also immigrants were never discriminated against quite as badly as blacks. Period, never happened, in people's minds even they were above the blacks.
There is St. Patty's day, although he wasnt irish-amnerican the holiday does make for a fine irish pride day.