I understand not everyone is, but I am and I choose to embrace that, it's my decision, I'm not forcing anyone else to

There's nothing wrong with being proud of your nationality

Ah yeah, I know a reasonable bit at the moment, not enough to have a proper conversation but bits and pieces. Oh, and god help you with masculine and feminine, and also there are like 50 different ways of saying a lot of things with all the different dialects

Oh yeah? I'm learning at the moment (still basic stuff), so yay, I'll be able to have a basic conversation in Gaelic with a fellow funsubstancer

Like pottery

Where are you headed?

Well, if you see it that way, good for you, I'm proud of my county and country and I'm proud to show it and will show it

I'm from Donegal, and I do that because I'm quite patriotic and have a love of my country

As an Irishman in my personal experience both Gaelic and "soccer" are referred to as football (though it may differ in your county). It can be difficult sometimes because someone may say something like "did you see the football match?" And sometimes you'll need them to clarify but as a general rule it doesn't cause too much hassle

I am here, I heard Éire's call!

But not in the eyes of the Church of PowerPoint

He's hiding at the local train station, he should be down the end of platform 1, he won't recognise you at first, he'll be wearing a dark grey hooded jumper though, go up to him, shake his hand firmly and whisper "the sun is bright but nay the moon be brighter". At this point he will know it is you, as a final test you will need to shake his hand again but he will extend his right arm, do not follow that procedure, extend your left one. He will shake it and will now be certain it is you