No Irish Need Apply

[Mr. McD]

I'm a decent boy just landed
From the town of Ballyfad;
I want a situation, yes,
And want it very bad.
I have seen employment advertised,
"It's just the thing," says I,
"But the dirty spalpeen ended with
'No Irish Need Apply.' "

"Whoa," says I, "that's an insult,
But to get the place I'll try,"
So I went to see the blackguard
With his "No Irish Need Apply."

Some do count it a misfortune
To be christened Pat or Dan,
But to me it is an honor
To be born an Irishman.

I started out to find the house,
I got it mighty soon;
There I found the old chap seated,
He was reading the Tribune.
I told him what I came for,
When he in a rage did fly,
"No!" he says, "You are a Paddy,
And no Irish need apply."

Then I gets my dander rising
And I'd like to black his eye
To tell an Irish gentleman
"No Irish Need Apply."

Some do count it a misfortune
To be christened Pat or Dan,
But to me it is an honor
To be born an Irishman.

I couldn't stand it longer
So a hold of him I took,
And gave him such a welting
As he'd get at Donnybrook.
He hollered, "Milia murther,"
And to get away did try,
And swore he'd never write again
"No Irish Need Apply."

Well he made a big apology,
I told him then goodbye,
Saying, "When next you want a beating,
Write `No Irish Need Apply.' "

Some do count it a misfortune
To be christened Pat or Dan,
But to me it is an honor
To be born an Irishman.

[Padraig18]

1. 'twas a terrible thing....

:grr:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

2. I remember Joseph P. Kennedy's complaint

"I was born here. My children were born here. What the hell do I have to do to be called an American?"

[Padraig18]

3. Exactly.

America was, and to a certain extent remains, Anglophilic; at that time, it included adopting English prejudices, as well.

[JohnKleeb]

5. Yep

Hey Irish, :hi:, you hear that we lost our Irish matraich yesterday :(.

[Padraig18]

6. Aye, Tony told me.

I'm sorry for your trouble, lad. May she rest in peace.

:hug:

[JohnKleeb]

8. Sure she will

We're going to be celebrating her though, damn it would have been cool if they did at the local irish brogue we got here.

[Padraig18]

10. A proper wake for a grand lady.

:thumbsup:

[mitchtv]

4. nice poem

Time have changed for most of us, Ulster is still no good to be Irish.

[trof]

7. Found that sign in an antique store.

Bought it for my Irish (heritage) son-in-law who is now a grossly overpaid, but very accomplished, Boston attorney.
;-)
I looks old and dog-eared, but may just be a reproduction.

[maxsolomon]

9. long haired freaky people need not apply

so i pushed my hair up under my hat & i went in to ask him why.

this is true: me mum is Pat & me da is Dan! and i'm named after a gospel! you don't get more irish than that.

[maveric]

11. "We'll take the ni**ers and the ch*nks, but we don want the Irish"

From Blazing Saddles.

The Irish were treated worse than the slaves were, when they first arrived on our soil.