I think I veered away from Ireland when (sick of the New Hampshire winter), I opted for mild and tropical climate rather than cold. Too bad I couldn't have combined them, like Singaland, or Ireapore.

People are sometimes afraid of me ... wants to hit people with a cane (get off my lawn!) ... slightly menacing ... likes to drink at the pub ... uses potatoes as condiment and spice ... chatty with a glimmer of luck in me eye...

I went back and changed a couple of answers that could have gone either way for me, and came up with Vatican City. That's more like it, although Papal States would be more pleasing.