What does being Irish mean to you?

Twitter users are having their say today about what being Irish means to them.

Of course, people have a lot to say about the weather.

#BeingIrishMeans getting excited when "there's great drying out there"

— Áine Dempsey (@AineDempsey) March 15, 2016

Our friendly reputation is also well illustrated.

#BeingIrishMeans doing the "one finger wave" to everyone and anyone you meet on rural roads pic.twitter.com/grRyGDz91z

— Laura (@wauwa_) March 15, 2016

#BeingIrishMeans your ma WILL meet someone she knows while out shopping.

— cameron 🇵🇸 (@CJC_KNIGHTS) March 15, 2016

Our fears, hopes and dreams.

#beingirishmeans driving west on a Friday with the sun in your eyes

— Conor Goodman (@conorgoodman) August 1, 2014

Our desire for more rights and better political representation.

#BeingIrishMeans having a government that thinks progress is walking a bit further down the road #recovery #not

— Katie McKenna (@cait4time) March 15, 2016

The best has got to be this: "It, and by it meaning everything, will be grand. Always."

#BeingIrishMeans It, and by it meaning everything, will be grand. Always.

— John-Paul Byrne (@jpbyrne7) March 15, 2016