The reason why there are so many people of Irish descent in America right now is because of the genocide or "potato famine" at the hands of the British in the 1800's when starving women and children were allowed to die like animals while Irish crops were being sent to Britain under armed escort and aid from other countries was being turned away by the British.

It's actually as bad as the holocaust when you factor in the fatalities, the barbarism, mass emigration and the future wars it undoubtedly contributed to.

I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.