There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. — John Millington Synge Copy Share Image
I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood. — William Devane Copy Share Image
I'm from Salford, and I don't have any immediate Irish connection. — Tom Glynn-Carney Copy Share Image
My blue-grey Irish eyes are from my grandfather, who was a travelling tinker. — David Essex Copy Share Image
I kick myself that I don't speak Irish. Ah, man, I'd love to. I am going to learn. — Barry Keoghan Copy Share Image
I'm Irish. That means I'm Catholic. But, truth is, now I'm a retired Christian. — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
If you could drink dreams like the Irish streams Then the world would be high as the mountain of morn In the… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
In the country places of Ireland, writing is held in certain awe: a writer was a dangerous man from whom they instinctively… — Patrick Kavanagh Copy Share Image
In Dorchester, there were a lot of immigrants, a lot of working-class Irish people, and the vibes were, like, 'We're real people… — Ayo Edebiri Copy Share Image
Our common membership of the E.U. provided an important external context to the Irish and U.K. governments working together for peace. It… — Enda Kenny Copy Share Image
I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them. — Edward Burns Copy Share Image
William Congreve is the only sophisticated playwright England has produced; and like Shaw, Sheridan, and Wilde, his nearest rivals, he was brought… — Kenneth Tynan Copy Share Image
I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to… — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
The Irish, as a race, have the oral tradition in their blood. A direct question to them is an anathema, but in… — P. L. Travers Copy Share Image
“A ógánaigh... ná bris an ghloine ghlan 'tá eadrainn (ní bhristear gloine gan fuil is pian) óir tá Neamh nó Ifreann thall… — Caitlín Maude Copy Share Image
I was a huge fan of J. Courtney Sullivan's novel 'Maine,' and like that novel, 'Saint' is a family saga set in… — Elin Hilderbrand Copy Share Image
“Do you have a distaste for the Irish?" Jack asked, staring steadily into her eyes. "Oh, no," she said dazedly. "I was… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
There is that much to be done that no select or small portion of people can do; only the greater mass of… — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image
Ireland is such an amazing country, and I have this little dream in the back of my head that someday I'll end… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
It is not doubted, and you know it, that Ireland and all those islands which have received the faith, belong to the… — Pope Adrian IV Copy Share Image
Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten… — Josiah Strong Copy Share Image
“A horn honks.I look up, expecting to see the white Audi. But there’s a sleek black four-door with shiny silver rims instead.… — K A Tucker Copy Share Image
“What followed was a great treat for me. This was Irish traditional music as I had hoped to see and hear it,… — Tony Hawks Copy Share Image
“What Ireland shares with many societies around the world is a dangerous reality: once a group of people is isolated as being… — Mary Raftery Copy Share Image
“I still don't know why we didn't hire a car to get around Ireland." "When I was a kid, I always dreamed… — Nina Bangs Copy Share Image
“Americans may say they love our accents (I have been accused of sounding 'like Princess Di') but the more thoughtful ones resent… — Peter Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Lunch looks grand, Meg. You’ve really outdone yourself,” James commented, loading his plate. He frowned down at an escaping carrot extending precariously… — Shannon MacLeod Copy Share Image
Those who came to the United States didn't realize they were white until they got here. They were told they were white.… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“For the Irish, life is a matter of perpetual grievance. We remember the Famine, but forget the Draft Riots. We seal off… — Mary Gordon Copy Share Image
