“He decides it is better to die in Ireland than in Paris because in Ireland the outdoors looks like the outdoors and… — Alison MacLeod Copy Share Image
Both sides of my family had come from Ireland in the 19th century for the same reason: There was nothing to eat… — Art Donovan Copy Share Image
“An cinniúnt, is dócha: féach an féileacán úd thall atá ag foluain os cionn mo choinnle. Ní fada go loiscfear a sciatháin… — Pádraic Ó Conaire Copy Share Image
I joined the British Army because she stood between Ireland and an enemy common to our civilization, and I would not have… — Francis Ledwidge Copy Share Image
I think people from Northern Ireland have some kind of unspoken general feeling of what it is to be around segregation. You… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
If Britain votes to leave the European Union, then that could have huge implications for the entire island of Ireland and, given… — Martin McGuinness Copy Share Image
There can never be peace in Ireland until the foreign oppressive British presence is removed, leaving all the Irish people as a… — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image
O thanks be to the great God I got somebody to give me what I badly wanted to put some heart up… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“I try to clutch onto those last moments in the place that I was born to, but I was so busy *living*… — Kate McCafferty Copy Share Image
I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who… — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
If Northern Ireland is in one customs regime and the Republic of Ireland is in another, why won't a customs border be… — David Gauke Copy Share Image
Carrickmacross always had a border mentality. Smuggling would have been a big thing there in the past; there would have been spillover… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've… — Ed O'Brien Copy Share Image
It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion'… — Walter O'Brien 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
I was the rector's son, born to the anglican order, Banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor; The Chichesters… — Louis MacNeice Copy Share Image
The master says it’s a glorious thing to die for the Faith and Dad says it’s a glorious thing to die for… — Frank McCourt 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
In Egypt the staff was rendered as a shepherd's crook that was a symbol for the pharaohs, the Druids of Egypt. The… — Michael Tsarion Copy Share Image
Everybody tries to do the Derry accent, and if I'm outside of Ireland, people always give it a wee go. It's really,… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Was it for this the wild geese spread The gray wing upon every tide; For this that all that blood was shed,… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“It is not to political leaders our people must look, but to themselves. Leaders are but individuals, and individuals are imperfect, liable… — Michael Collins Copy Share Image
My job now, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is to take this process forward, and that I'm determined to do,… — Peter Hain Copy Share Image
My dad came over from Ireland when he was 13 and lived on the streets, working on building sites, and has just… — Amanda Hale Copy Share Image
In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the… — John Hume Copy Share Image
Ireland is not at all a simple place, and in many ways it is spare and sad. It has no wealth, no… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
Why are Americans so fascinated by Ireland?” Keith asked... “you all think you’re Irish. What’s the appeal? Do you like the accent… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
