At one time it was potatoes. I don't know what it is now.
No, not every body believes in Banshees except most of Irish people believe in this so called myth.
most Irish people now live in cities and towns
paddys or micks
Some Irish people do, but most Irish people do not. There are also people from other countries that do have red hair.
Most Irish people are Christians.
There are people in every county that can speak Irish fluently. An area where Irish is the the main language spoken more widely on a daily basis is called a Gaeltacht. They are usually in the counties along the west coast of Ireland. These would include Kerry, Galway, Donegal amongst others.
Most Irish also speak Irish. The British killed people if they spoke Irish and it was outlawed. Some areas of Ireland are completely Irish-speaking, road-signs, newspapers, Garda(police).
potatos
No people just picture the Irish as short alchoholics with red hair which is not true. Every country has short people, red haired people and alchoholics. In fact most Irish people have brown hair and blue/green eyes. And I know this because:Born in the UK to Irish parents and have been living back in Ireland since 2! In fact the average Irish man is 5 ft 11 inches, taller than British and American averages.
the irish!
Ireland
Yes it does. It has two official languages. They are Irish and English. Many people outside of Ireland refer to Irish as Gaelic. You will see it in many places in Ireland, like seeing Éire on Irish coins and stamps, as that is the name for Ireland in the Irish language. While a small amount of people speak it fluently as their first language every day, most Irish people know some, and words from Irish are used in every day language by English speakers. A good example is Taoiseach, which is the official title for the head of the Irish government. It is a word that is heard very often in Ireland. There are other examples too.