Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago. — Lara Flynn Boyle Copy Share Image
Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ... — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore. — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
“Dublin was an English city, one of the loveliest. The most Irish thing about it was the shifting drab flow of the… — Jan Morris Copy Share Image
In 'The Hobbit,' there were British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand actors, and Peter Jackson was adamant that we would all sound… — Aidan Turner Copy Share Image
I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
Cursing is heavily used in the Irish language. It's not a stretch for me, and I have no qualms about it. It… — Paula Malcomson Copy Share Image
Worse than the ordinary, miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
I am who I am: an Irish Catholic kid, working class from Long Island. And I made it big. — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
World War One is an important part of Ireland's multi-layered history during which tens of thousands Irish people lost their lives. — Martin McGuinness Copy Share Image
“Irish people have been leaving their homes in search of better lives for many, many years. We're very good at it.” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
How do you spell the name of the Irish prime minister? It sounds like 'teeshuck', but we spell it 'taoiseach.' We respect… — David Crystal Copy Share Image
I think there is a very strong sense of Irish identity, and I think partly that's to do with the fact that… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I… — John McCormack Copy Share Image
Come, fix upon me that accusing eye. I thirst for accusation. All that was sung. All that was said in Ireland is… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
They just love the Irish accent in the States. But I just talk really fast because I'm from Cork. It's my speed… — Sarah Greene Copy Share Image
I would love to go back to any time in European history, especially in Irish history, to the second or third century,… — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
Being Irish and a citizen of the world, has made me truly appreciate Irish culture, music and history. Whether you're first, second… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
Everything that we inherit, the rain, the skies, the speech, and anybody who works in the English language in Ireland knows that… — John McGahern Copy Share Image
I could have wealth beyond my dreams, but where is the joy in that? And I could travel the seven seas, but… — Anonymous 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
“Just remember, it's an easy place to be at home in, Ireland. I think the people are very skilled at relating. I… — Pete McCarthy Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t even—” one word “hurt ” was supposed to come out of my mouth. Instead, a string of obscenities to make… — K A Tucker Copy Share Image
“Finding her voice at last, she asked, “What dreams are you having, sir?” “I dreamt I was in a spring field and… — Shannon MacLeod Copy Share Image
“. . . I still hold two truths with equal and fundamental certainty. One: the British did terrible things to the Irish.… — John Dominic Crossan Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, at that time, Ireland wasn’t in the world. So we weren’t in the World War. Old Roundrims came up with that.… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
A weird theory I have is we come from a suppressed culture. Ireland is one of the most invaded countries ever. I… — Gavin Friday Copy Share Image
