reminded of the two most famous gay Irishmen,  William Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzwilliam.  

Speaking of drunken Micks, where the fuck has Jack Dunphy been?

An Irish farmer's prized cow died, so he went to his local priest and said he would like to have a mass said for his cow.  The priest gently explained that masses are for people, not for cows.  The farmer started to walk away, dejected, when turned and said, "Do you  know of another church that would perform a memorial service for my cow . . . . . . I want to donate $5000 to them."  The  priest said, "Why didn't you tell me your cow was Catholic.  Of  course l'll do it."

Has also been gone for a few weeks.  Who knows?

but you can't tell him much.

Patrick brings home his new fiancé, Stacy, and introduces her to his parents, who are staunchly Irish Catholic and very old fashioned.

at least a few of us actually miss him.

A Muslim was sitting next to an Irishman on a plane.

reading this, I would like to see him back here, too.  

On of my favorite Irish tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JScq272dIaM

Erin Go Bragh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Nqg2ohiDY

An Englishman, A Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a pub, sit at the bar and each one orders a pint of Guinness. Three separate flies simultaneously swoop in and land into each man's beer. The Englishman pushes his pint forward and tells the bartender in an uppity manner "There's a fly in my Guinness, pour me another one immediately." The Scotsman carefully extracts his fly by one wing, flicks it away and starts downing his stout. The Irishman, using thumbs and forefingers, picks up his fly by both wings and shakes it up and down over his pint while screaming "Spit it out now, you little bastard, you won't be having none o' me Guinness!!!"