Irish Quotes · Page 11

I'm Irish. That means I'm Catholic. But, truth is, now I'm a retired Christian.

— Peter O'Toole

My mom always had a softer spot for boys, as a lot of Irish women do. If you were a girl, you'd…

— Dolores O'Riordan

“Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee!”

— The Minstrel Boy

Islamic State practise a brand of Islamic law so strict that apparently Raqqa only has two Irish Pubs.

— Frankie Boyle

I know this sounds a bit mad, but I always take a tiny green cut-out leprechaun - about the size of a…

— Carol Drinkwater

The Irish and Russian communities are huge in New York, so this is truly one of the only places where I can…

— Artem Lobov

I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan…

— John Banville

With a hand full of beer and a heart full of cheer, Im as Irish as I can get, but add good…

— Jon Bendera

The most shocking fact about Summer Bay is not that it looks so much like Brittas Bay. It is that it seems…

— Vogue Williams

“Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“For you can't hear Irish tunes without knowing you're Irish, and wanting to pound that fact into the floor.”

— Jennifer Armstrong

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.

— Maeve Binchy

The Irish are just good people, they always have been.

— Spencer Matthews

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture and this show will feature a lot of Irish dancing.

— Michael Flatley

Don't talk about a rope in the house of someone whose father was hung.

— Colin Farrell

I love Ireland. I'll always be 100pc Irish. I get really excited when I go to Sligo; it's my home.

— Shane Filan

I think most Irish people are creative. Whether it's music, or dance, or... certainly storytelling is in the blood.

— Genevieve O'Reilly

“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. -Irish proverb”

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go - you'll find family.

— Victoria Smurfit

I call myself an accidental entrepreneur. I was all set to take up a brewing job in Scotland when a chance encounter…

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

I'm just an old Irish guy who believes if you have children, you need to be there to raise them.

— Eddie Rabbitt

My mom is African-American, Native-American, Irish, and Creole, and my father is of Jewish, Russian, and Polish descent. It's made me who…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Beware of people who dislike cats.

— Anonymous

I like Guinness, and that will make anyone Irish. That and soda bread, and I'm good to go.

— Peter Riegert

I come from an Irish Catholic family, and hell-raising is part of the DNA.

— Brian Dennehy