putting the cabbage, potatoes, and carrots in at the end but my mom insisted that tomatoes are NOT a part of the traditional Irish recipe. I said, "how do you know, are you Irish?" and she was like, "if you don't wanna listen then don't ask the question!"

I deferred.

about a year ago she gave me a shirt that had some sort of Irish Pelican and a beer on it.

she has her opinions.