If the Kennedys had been barred from entering America after fleeing Ireland during the famine, my grandfather never would have been president. — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
My dad was a labourer and my mum had exactly the same job as Noel Gallagher's mum - she was a dinner… — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
I call on everyone of goodwill both in Ireland and abroad to join now in ensuring that the beginning of peace becomes… — Albert Reynolds Copy Share Image
I am an atheist. I was born a Catholic, but after I had traveled to Northern Ireland with some Catholic friends, and… — Guy Laliberte Copy Share Image
I know of two tragic histories in the world - that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been… — Roger Casement Copy Share Image
There are too many coming from different countries. When we started, foreign players were in the minority. All the best players from… — Kevin Kilbane Copy Share Image
Whenever I dream of playing a perfect round of golf, which I rarely do more than a dozen times a day, I… — Henry Beard Copy Share Image
“I was born Katie O’Reilly,” she began. “Poor Irish, but proud of it. I boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as a third… — Jina Bacarr Copy Share Image
“In truth, I doubt I'd notice if a herd of giant Irish elk stomped through the entire chamber when I'm in the… — Leigh Ann Edwards Copy Share Image
My first winner was on Legal Steps, in Ireland, at Thurles, in March 1992. I rode for Jim Bolger, and his stable… — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
Around the world, people look to Ireland as a country where it doesn't matter where you come from but where you want… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
I have no prouder boast to say I am Irish and have been privileged to fight for the Irish people and for… — Francis Hughes Copy Share Image
I think Catholicism took root very quickly in Ireland because it's a very superstitious religion, the holy ghost, the holy spirit, it… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I couldn't make a living as a comic in Ireland and I was watching my friends from college getting good jobs, buying… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
In France, they call the people who come to the theatre 'les spectateurs'; in Britain and Ireland, they are the audience, the… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“His deep voice drifted to her through the crowd of women. “…my lady when she returns. Och, there ye are, Blossom,” Faolán… — Shannon MacLeod Copy Share Image
we Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and… — Gene Tierney Copy Share Image
Many times man lives and dies Betweeen his two eternities, That of race and that of soul, And ancient Ireland knew it… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
Fairies in Ireland are sometimes as big as we are, sometimes bigger, and sometimes, as I have been told, about three feet… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I know most of the photographers in Ireland. And if I don't want my photograph taken, they will leave me alone. — Saoirse Ronan Copy Share Image
My father is from Newark in Nottinghamshire and my mother is from the very north of Ireland. They've ended up in Scotland,… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
