An Irishman can be worried by the consciousness that there is nothing to worry about. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times. — Roddy Doyle Copy Share Image
If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people in the world? — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I'm hugely proud of being Irish. And I don't even know what that means. I just know that it's true. — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
There is an Irish way of paying compliments as though they were irresistible truths which makes what would otherwise be an impertinence… — Katharine Tynan Copy Share Image
I kind of have an interest in all history. And I suspect it comes from being Irish - we like stories, we… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
Put an Irishman on the spit and you can always get another Irishman to turn him. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish… — Conor Cruise O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I was 14, I almost had a big green leprechaun tattooed on my forearm. Thank God I didn't - it would… — Jonas Armstrong Copy Share Image
That's how vile i am! I live Ireland, I breathe Ireland, and Christ how I loathe it, I wish I were a… — Iris Murdoch Copy Share Image
