It would make sense. A lot of the Irish that fought alongside the Mexicans fought bravely against the American imperialists and put up fierce resistance but many were captured after Churubusco and executed by the Americans (like most stories of Irish executions they died like true heroes talking shit the whole time)
But the Mexican government actually gave land go the Irish that fought for Mexico. So of course a bunch of Irish showed up after the execution like "hey... That war was crazy right? I was at the battle of Tequila and can I have land now?'"
Thus another interesting tale of Irish culture being folded into the fabric of another culture.
I miss getting paid to talk about history