I get the pride but there comes a point when "Irish Americans" can no longer speak for Irish people, a point that I feel is much sooner than 4th generation Lik

I get the pride but there comes a point when "Irish Americans" can no longer speak for Irish people, a point that I feel is much sooner than 4th generation Like the commenter above you, I am very suspicious of Americans with only tenuous connections to a far off land claiming expertise/knowledge/understanding of that culture