Abstract
An "Irish" category under the "Ethnic Group" question was included for the first time in the 2001 Census in Britain. The number of people who chose to tick this category was much less than expected especially for the second-generation Irish. This calls into question the veritable existence of an Irish "ethnic" identity and die usefulness of keeping this category in the next census. This article proposes to ascertain whether the Irish community in England recognises an Irish ethnic identity and how the low response rate to the ethnicity question in the national census can be explained.
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