You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight.

— Oscar Wilde

There are holes in the sky Where the rain gets in, But they're ever so small That's why rain is thin.

— Spike Milligan

“You would like to read, but somehow the rain gets into the book, too; not literally, and yet it really does, the letters are…

— Sándor Márai

When the Irishman is found outside of Ireland in another environment, he very often becomes a respected man. The economic and intellectual conditions that…

— James Joyce

No one who has any self-respect stays in Ireland, but flees afar as though from a country that has undergone the visitation of an…

— James Joyce

You would like to read, but somehow the rain gets into the book, too; not literally, and yet it really does, the letters are…

— Sándor Márai

I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not.

— Brendan Behan

The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.

— Samuel Johnson

What's the use of being Irish if the world doesn't break your heart?

— John F. Kennedy

When you marry your mistress, you create a job vacancy.

— James Goldsmith

What's the use of being Irish if you can't be thick?

— Billy Conn

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world.

— Ed McMahon

In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink ours here.

— Frank Yankovic

St. Patrick... one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all…

— Charles Madigan

My wife's a loving, funny, Irish-spirited person, and I'm still surprised at some of the things she says. She makes me laugh every day.

— Gary Sinise