I ’m fascinated by this topic and have read all Mr Englishv’s books. As Hollywood is starting to leave the cliche Italian mafia stories behind its now turning to the Irish criminal fraternity. Theres plenty there. Corruption, duplicity and religion are all there. Im American with an Italian father and an Irish mother and I have to say this has been the source of much of my character. I hang about with most of my Italian family on my days off. As Is’m a Policeman in NY I also fratenise with my Irish cop buddies. Its a fascinating mix. My Uncle who is from Belfast says the Irish could have wiped the floor with the Mafia but they were too busy selling each other out. Now that the troubles are over he says there are alot of itch trigger gangsters from Ireland ready to be incorporated into New Enterprises. This does not bode well for NY and other Irish American hoods.
