What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation. — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
I don't think Ireland has ever had a genius for the novel. Of course, there were plenty of Irish novels, but I… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
I hold that the beginning of modern Irish drama was in the winter of 1898, at a school feast at Coole, when… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
It is what the poets of Ireland used to be saying, that every brave man, good at fighting, and every man that… — Lady Gregory 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
It was in a mist the Tuatha de Danaan, the people of the gods of Dana, or as some called them, the… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
It was in a stonecutter's house where I went to have a headstone made for Raftery's grave that I found a manuscript… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
The Georges were fair; they left all to the Government; but Anne was very bad and a tyrant. She tyrannised over the… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
Once in my childhood I had been eager to learn Irish; I thought to get leave to take lessons from an old Scripture-reader who… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
I don't know in the world why anyone would consent to be a king, and never to be left to himself, but to be… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
It was on the first day of Beltaine, that is called now May Day, the Tuatha de Danaan came, and it was to the… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
Napoleon the Third was not much. He died in England, and was buried in a country church-yard much the same as Kiltartan. But Napoleon… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
It is the old battle, between those who use a toothbrush and those who don't. — Lady Gregory Copy Share
The time the moon is going back, the blood that is in a person does be weakening, but when the moon is strong, the… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation. — Lady Gregory Copy Share
What the Danes left in Ireland were hens and weasels. And when the cock crows in the morning, the country people will always say… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
Every trick is an old one, but with a change of players, a change of dress, it comes out as new as before. — Lady Gregory Copy Share
When death comes, it is not enough to have been charitable; and it is not right to touch the body or lay it out… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
Our curses on them that boil the eggs too hard! What use is an egg that is hard to any person on earth? — Lady Gregory Copy Share
I don't think Ireland has ever had a genius for the novel. Of course, there were plenty of Irish novels, but I don't think… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
In the whole course of our work at the theatre we have been, I may say, drenched with advice by friendly people who for… — Lady Gregory Copy Share
