The term is often used in particular for people all over the world (in America especially in areas where many Irish diaspora settled) who ostensibly base their business, political, or social practices on like of or admiration for Irish models.
[2] Despite the island's small geographic size, Ireland has traditionally been a phenomenal wellspring of significant cultural output, which historically had a strong influence on other neighboring countries in Britain, such as Scotland, Wales, England, and the Isle of Man, in various ways, especially in the areas of religion, education, art, music, and literature.
Additionally, Ireland's outsized Irish diaspora is a tremendous source of hibernopilia in the modern world; the engine that drives Ireland's successful tourism industry.
Hibernophiles often enjoy attending St. Patrick's Day parades that occur all over the world.
[2] Conversely, those who tend to favour shallow, stereotypical aspects of Irish culture, such as Leprechauns and shillelaghs, green beer and plastic bowler hats[3] may also be called a Plastic Paddy; a pejorative term in Ireland,[4] which refers to a person who appropriates stereotypical aspects of Irish culture without a deeper understanding.