“His cottage in Gweedore was made completely out of turf. This puzzled me, as a turf fire burned constantly in the grate, and I could never understand why the entire cottage didn't catch fire.” — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“I never met anyone who gets up out of their bed after a night on the town and says, 'Oh I wish I'd had… — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“Nowadays, we are all very familiar with the newsreels of the period showing the brave troops frantically waving their hankies from trains and smiling… — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“Gaelic football...may seem like a primitive, violent, mindless exercise in unspeakable brutality. However, to the initiated enthusiast, it is all this and more.” — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“His cottage in Gweedore was made completely out of turf. This puzzled me, as a turf fire burned constantly in the grate, and I… — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“In my experience, when people take offence at something, it is invariably because they know that there is a large grain of truth in… — arthur mathews Copy Share Image
“I have always thought foreigners with their unusual skin colours, mad languages and ignorant customs absolutely hilarious, and I think it's a shame that… — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“My best man, of course, was Gloinn...who accompanied us on our honeymoon to Kildare...often popping into the marital bed with myself and Noreen when… — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
“I told him that when I was young I had seen two dogs copulating in a field, and whenever I contemplate myself having intercourse,… — Arthur Mathews Copy Share Image
