Irish Quotes

Beware of people who dislike cats.

— Anonymous

I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid.

— Joe Biden

The gun is not out of Irish politics.

— Ian Paisley

Hang Irish harpers wherever found.

— Elizabeth I

Irish as a Paddy's pig.

— Eugene O'Neill

I absolutely loved it in Ireland.

— Lisa Stansfield

Nodding the head does not row the boat

— Anonymous

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I believe my last name Hunt is an anglicized version of O'Fianna.

— Brendan Hunt

I can't think of anything you might say about Irish people that is absolutely true.

— Anne Enright

Ireland is a fruitful mother of genius, but a barren nurse.

— John Boyle O'Reilly

Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.

— Boyle Roche

Dublin is really fun, and Irish people are hilarious.

— Michelle Visage

Northern Irish people tend to have this sharp, dark sense of humour.

— Aisling Bea

“Lot of Irish in Mexico. The Mexican name, Obregon? It comes from O’Brien.”

— John Sandford

“It’s simply this: the Irish kiss, a snog o’ bliss, be blessed luck from any miss.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

There's a lot of Irish in London and have been for years - they're very much a part of the city.

— Brian Gleeson

“I thought Ireland was the land of one thousand welcomes.” – Willa. “I’m knocking it down to nine-hundred ninety nine.” – Shane.”

— Tessa Bailey

I don't feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don't feel…

— Martin McDonagh

I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to…

— Elizabeth I

Every Irish person of my generation and earlier, we were raised Catholic and we'd have to learn it in school, we'd to…

— Cillian Murphy

I sure love Ireland. The first trip I ever made was last year when I did this record in Dublin.

— Michael W. Smith

My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention.…

— Elvis Costello

“She had a face which was not so much freckled as one big freckle with occasional areas of skin.”

— Neil Gaiman

“Round these men stories tended to group themselves, sometimes deserting more ancient heroes for the purpose. Round poets have they gathered especially,…

— W.B. Yeats

“...early medieval Ireland sounds like a somewhat crazed Wisconsin, in which every dairy farm is an armed camp at perpetual war with…

— David Willis McCullough

My mother's family were full-on Irish Catholics - faith in an elaborate old fashioned, highly conservative and madly baroque style. I sort…

— Geraldine Brooks

There are three states of legality in Irish law. There is all this stuff which comes under That's grand, then it moves…

— Dara O Briain

My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I…

— Jo Brand

“One of my colleagues in the Senate, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, once made this simple but profound observation about us Irish: “To fail…

— Joe Biden

“It’s like an Irish family. They fight like hell among themselves. They want nothing to do with each other. But you throw…

— Laurence Gonzales

“Irish-looking,' Halley said, by which she meant a collection of indistinct features - pale skin, mousy hair, general air of ill-health -…

— Paul Murray

“What Ireland shares with many societies around the world is a dangerous reality: once a group of people is isolated as being…

— Mary Raftery

“What followed was a great treat for me. This was Irish traditional music as I had hoped to see and hear it,…

— Tony Hawks

“There was always a big party on the night before anyone left for the States. They called it an American wake, because…

— Cole Moreton

“Refusing to lean back against him, Colleen sat ramrod straight until they reached the road. “I guess I should say thank you…

— Shannon MacLeod

“I turned on the water then returned to the door jamb. “That’s not fair, you’re nice and clean.” “I am?” He took…

— Nicole Castro

“A horn honks.I look up, expecting to see the white Audi. But there’s a sleek black four-door with shiny silver rims instead.…

— K A Tucker

Ireland is a place that's beautiful and interesting, but I remember when I went there as a teenager with my parents, I…

— Jim Gaffigan

And in spite of everything, Ireland remains the brain of the Kingdom. The English, judiciously practical and ponderous, furnish the over-stuffed stomach…

— James Joyce