Ireland still remains the Holy Isle whose aspirations must on no account be mixed with the profane class-struggles of the rest of… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
I lived in the Republic of Ireland. I wrote a book about the North but as an outsider. The hatreds there were… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
But while Ireland is not free I remain a rebel, unconverted and unconvertible. There is no word strong enough for it. I… — Constance Markievicz Copy Share Image
From the sons of Ith, the first of the Gael to get his death in Ireland, there came in the after time… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
The shot Irishmen will now take their places beside Emmet and the Manchester Martyrs in Ireland, and beside the heroes of Poland… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland has been… — Eamon de Valera Copy Share Image
My family influenced me very deeply because my dad came from a musical background, from the hillbilly music part of it, and… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I played in rock bands in college and then right out of college I moved over to Europe and lived in Ireland… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
My father is from Newark in Nottinghamshire and my mother is from the very north of Ireland. They've ended up in Scotland,… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
I hope that at the end of the seven years, people will say that I have been of some inspirational value to… — Michael D. Higgins Copy Share Image
I want to give Irish kids something to be proud of back home. I want to bring out a stronger image of… — Sheamus Copy Share Image
Going through secondary school in Ireland, everyone's like, 'What are you gonna do when you finish school? Go to college? Study business?… — Finn Balor Copy Share Image
I like the idea of people having romantic tendencies towards a place they don't know that well. I think it's great. Why… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
We all have views on what our Irishness means to us. Two members of the band were born in England and were… — Larry Mullen, Jr Copy Share Image
We played a festival in Ireland once, and in the middle of 'New Slang,' the Scissor Sisters kicked in across the field… — James Mercer Copy Share Image
It used to be the case that for an Irishman to come to the U.S. involved a perilous journey on a ship.… — Joseph O'Neill Copy Share Image
I was living in Britain and then America, but it wasn't until I returned to live in Ireland in the late '70s… — Ian McElhinney Copy Share Image
It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
Someone who is Irish can have a loyalty to Ireland. The problem is when you raise the subject of dual loyalty, many… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Membership in the European Community, now the European Union, has helped Ireland to take its place as a European country with all… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
In the 19th century, we didn't much like the loud annexationist voices south of the border or American support for Sinn Fein… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
My first record was made in Termonfeckin, which is a small town on the north-east coast of Ireland. I had been in… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I know that many Irish-born New Yorkers are caught in the trap of our federal immigration policies. If we are going to… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
“I was born Katie O’Reilly,” she began. “Poor Irish, but proud of it. I boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as a third… — Jina Bacarr Copy Share Image
I mean, I was nominated McDonald's All-American, top 100 basketball players in the U.S. I played professionally for one year in Ireland.… — RaMell Ross Copy Share Image
Packing is important because a lot of times I have to go places where I have to be in four different climates… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“So does nobody care about Ireland?" "Nobody. Neither King Louis, nor King Billie, nor King James." He nodded thoughtfully. "The fate of… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
Brexit is not ideal. I'm famously not a Brexit negotiator, but relations between Ireland and the U.K. have been getting stronger, and… — Aisling Bea Copy Share Image
The fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know,… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
It is in that English Parliament the chains for Ireland are forged, and any Irish patriot who goes into that forge to… — Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Copy Share Image
I love the traditional music of all our islands - Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales , but I suppose I'm viewed pretty… — Ralph McTell Copy Share Image
Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
I am an atheist. I was born a Catholic, but after I had traveled to Northern Ireland with some Catholic friends, and… — Guy Laliberte Copy Share Image
“Ireland was a different place after the famine. The population was drastically reduced—an island of 8.2 million people in 1841 was reduced… — Ryan Hackney Copy Share Image
I looked at it, and it was like, 'Can I push and make the Olympic squad?' It is tough going from 18… — Karen Carney Copy Share Image
I call on everyone of goodwill both in Ireland and abroad to join now in ensuring that the beginning of peace becomes… — Albert Reynolds Copy Share Image
Up in the north of Scotland, a lot of the villages are completely Viking names. A lot of Vikings came down and… — Gerard Butler Copy Share Image
After the spiritual powers, there is no thing in the world more unconquerable than the spirit of nationality… The spirit of nationality… — George William Russell Copy Share Image
Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is, like Norway, Scotland, and… — Harry Johnston Copy Share Image
Nationalism must now be added to the refuse pile of superstitions. We are now citizens of the world, and the man who… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
