An interesting article on why the people of Czechia love mushrooms posits the idea of "mycophilic" (mushroom-loving) and "mycophobic" (mushroom-fearing) cultures.
Stalker is not sure where the Irish lie on that particular scale.
Although Stalker definitely identifies as mycophilic. In the piece it is stated that “mushrooms remind us that we are part of a single ecosystem, dependent on the interconnection of countless organisms. “