Due to the amount of Irish men who are called Michael.
I do not agree with the above answer - I believe it's due to the large amount of people with LAST names beginning with "Mc" or "Mac" . Those names could also be Scottish. If the name begins with " O' " it is Irish only.
Michael is a common name in Ireland. It is often shortened to Mick, and so you get Micks. Irish are also often called Paddies, because Patrick is a common name in Ireland. So it is just using a name that is very common in Ireland and using it as a general reference to all of the people.
Because most of the names start with Mc
paddys or micks
its only people from New York area that are called yanks,its come from people who settled there from holland when New York was first know as new holland.where a lot of the population were called Jan or pronounced yan.so they were called the janks or yanks as its known today,much like we refer to the Irish as paddys or micks.
Because the people who started the club were originally from Ireland and moved to London. That's why it's called LONDON IRISH
People who are from Ireland are called Irish.
Hibernophobia
paddys or micks
Taigs fenians paddys micks hicks and everything else that would shock your mother. But those names werent just reserved for the nationalists they were directed at all Irish people , even the protestants...
It represents the i.q. level of most micks.
its only people from New York area that are called yanks,its come from people who settled there from holland when New York was first know as new holland.where a lot of the population were called Jan or pronounced yan.so they were called the janks or yanks as its known today,much like we refer to the Irish as paddys or micks.
Cuz they didn't want a bunch of slimy Krauts and Micks living in ol Dixie
Kerry Micks was born in 1961.
Micks dad is a doctor
They are called Irish.
They are called Irish people.
They are Irish. You could refer to them as Irish, or as an Irishman or Irishwoman.
Because the people who started the club were originally from Ireland and moved to London. That's why it's called LONDON IRISH
People who are from Ireland are called Irish.