Hollywood's treatment with the Irish hasn't always been especially positive. The shelves of your local blockbuster are filled with drunken, racist, head-busting Irish cops and psychopathic IRA operatives, to say nothing of the proliferation of Leprechaun movies, both in and out of the 'Hood. The flip side to these stereotypes is the comparatively benign singing Irishman, a whimsical soul with a song in his heart even when it isn't on his lips. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a short history of the Irish on screen in musical form- green beer optional.
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