Sale of Irish Earth to America

[Lonnie]

listening to the radio today, an item said that Earth from Ireland, was being sold to nostalgic Irish Americans, so that when they are buried, some of the home country is buried with them. Afraid I can't find a link, but if it takes off, how long before there's no more Ireland?.

I reckon it'll get stopped soon.

[Andyvon]

and how many of these 'Irish Americans' have ever actually been to Ireland?

[SteveD]

If you get off a plane on arrival in the US and have, for example, an apple in your baggage, the sniffer dogs in the baggage reclaim area will find it and it will be confiscated. The reason for this is to prevent the accidental introduction of plant diseases.

So how does the soil thing work then?

[THECORBYLOON]

There's a link here, http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4 292075.html

[Keeprockin]

I can never understand that expression "Irish American" Your either Irish or American. African or American. My wifes from Ireland,but she doesn't class herself as Irish English.
If they pine for "the old country" so much,then go and live there

[THECORBYLOON]

keeprockin, there are thousands of Anglo-Scots in ma town so are you saying we're wrong to call wirsels that? Have you not heard of dual nationality?

[Keeprockin]

Ango Scots are BRITISH. How many of these Americans would have dual nationality?

[noxlumos]

Lots of people are technically British, keeprockin , doesn't mean they like it or on a personal level accept it. I'm from the north of Ireland so am technically British but the day you'll hear me describe myself as such is the day Satan skates to work.

[THECORBYLOON]

keeprockin I have no idea how many of them have dual nationality but it is possible and thus disproves yir point that a person must have one nationality or another but not both. Ireland had laws meaning a child born to an Irish parent had Irish nationality regardless of the place of birth. Folk born in Ulster prior to 2005 can choose to have Irish citizenship.

I am aware that Anglo-Scots are British but it is ma Scots heritage that I am proud of as I had no choice as to the place of ma birth. .

[noxlumos]

Exactly Loon, how are you by the way?
I would NEVER describe myself as British, ever, I have an Irish passport, but I was born in part of what's technically the UK, and to address keerockin's point, the reason people describe themselevs as Irish American, Polish American, Italian American, is to simple designate their original ethnicity in a country that in many cases their ancestors were forced to go to to escape famine, persecution, poverty. Most immigrants to the US were compelled to go and missed their homeland very much, often intending to return , but seldom managing to. They passed this feeling of loss to their children, who still honour it. What's the problem with being aware of your heritage in very personal terms?

[ummmm]

If the Irish were black or Brown or whatever colour there would never be a question about their origins!

Have you ever heard anyone say to someone from Indian parent but born in England that he is not Indian if he says he is.

The American on the other hand take it a bit to far. Some class themselves as Irish Americans even though the boat docked in the 1840's