What's interesting to me - getting away from the religious/political aspect of things! - is that here in my area the Hibernians are a dynamic, thriving, active, growing organization, as opposed to our local Scottish Society, which is a declining (dying, actually!), moribund group composed of elderly folks with little or no interest in activities which could actually promote recognition of Scottish culture, contributions, etc.

For example, our monthly kilt night, which I've tried to promote to the Scottish Society as a perfect opportunity to gain visibility - and perhaps recruit younger members - is largely ignored by the fuddy-duddy membership who apparently prefer to let their kilts gather dust in the closet.

Why is the Irish-American community so much MORE dynamic than the Scottish-American...?