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Well, I suppose it all comes down to self-identification. Britain has been in Ireland, in one way or another, for so long that many people of Irish descent consider themselves British. Or are considered British by most people, such as John Lennon, who wrote Sunday Bloody Sunday and The Luck of the Irish.</p>
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Well, America isn’t a full nation, in the sense of a group of people connected by culture and heritage, but, rather, a country. So while many people are proud of being America, the melting pot has yet to melt everyone together completely, and people like to recall the culture of their ancestors.</p>