I have written a story about one Irish guy that I met at work. The story ended with a "wow" like it is ended in a real life.

The second Irish person I met ended up tragically. Bill, who was my boss, and who was a very bright man of very board interests and a thinker, but who drank himself to death. 😞

Not that I'm making any parallels but it just came to mind when you spoke about Irish "notoriousnesses."