I had corned beef and cabbage last Sat. and on St. Paddy's day I had a Guiness beef stew at the restaurant where our band (Bucket's O'Blarney) played. Corned beef and cabbage wasn't invented by the Irish Immigrants in NYC it was actually a Jewish dish that the Irish adopted because it was an inexpensive meal. Both ethnic groups often lived in the same neighborhoods in NYC.
For a more realistic Irish meal, prepare shepard's pie, bangers and mash, or even fish and chips.
