The results of a survey carried out by a university in England were released in the last two weeks. The university claimed they were surprising, but, as a former emigrant, I was not surprised. The survey found that the sense of identity among first and second generation Irish in Britain was huge. They saw themselves as Irish. There was a strong sense of identity even within the British experience. The same would be true of Irish Americans, but more so in England. That is where I lived and saw it on a daily basis.