I don't think there were any, but I could be wrong.
ag déanamh
Making Guiness
because they felt bad for the Americans and so the Irish went to war to help them
not at all
Ag déanamh ceoil.
Bruce Nelson has written: 'Irish nationalists and the making of the Irish race' -- subject(s): Irish, Irish National characteristics, Ethnic identity, Race, History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/recent/troubles/#conflict_in_context
Beef Irish Stew is made with Lamb
Officially Ireland was neutral during World War 2 but many Irish people fought on the side of the Allies.
Yes, many people were speaking Irish then and so some would have been spoken by people involved in the Rising and by other people.
120 of the third class passengers on the Titanic were Irish. They were emigrants making their ways to America, and very few of them survived the sinking.
You would join a club in Ireland and learn to play. If you are good enough, you will get noticed by people involved with Irish cricket and could be asked to play for the Irish team.