“As the old saw goes, the Irish songs are full of happy wars and unhappy lovers.” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“I had the Irish faculty of seeing some gleam of humor in every darkness.” — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
As a working-class boy, golf was never really on my radar, and when I was growing up, Irish football was my sporting… — Ronan Keating Copy Share Image
To be Irish today is the abandonment of shame and the younger people are moving it out and they're moving the fear… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe culture.… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
The problem is that in Ireland everybody thinks you have to have a 'take' on something. But if you have a 'take'… — Adrian Dunbar Copy Share Image
I took my two daughters to the 2003 All-Ireland between Armagh and Tyrone and they were blown away by the whole pageantry… — Martin O'Neill Copy Share Image
I loved the energy of Dublin and the fact that it's so close to the sea, with beauty spots such as Howth… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
“I've always found the Irish really attractive-they make wonderful writers and sexy firefighters, and if they didn't like the Red Socks they'd… — Julie Klausner Copy Share Image
Our Family is deeply honoured to see the Irish Government taking this enormous interest in the development of the Kennedy Homestead Visitor… — Jean Kennedy Smith Copy Share Image
I mean Ireland, in all honesty I owe Ireland a lot because I think, and I'm not just saying this flippantly, Ireland… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
“I seriously believe that you will retard the course of civilisation in Ireland by preventing the Irish people from having one good… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
My grandparents never understood why my mother Noreen chose such exotic names for her children: Damon and me. My granny insisted on… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
Ireland was an idyllic place for us as children. We had all these cousins and all this green countryside. Given what I've… — Martin McDonagh Copy Share Image
“You may have noticed there are three things an Irishman always puts his soul in: his religion, his sports, and his politics.… — Mary Deasy Copy Share Image
It's an amazingly consistent thing with Irish people. We will talk to strangers at parties for hours. It's what we were bred… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I love oatmeal. To me, it's not boring. I agree that ordinary oatmeal is very boring, but not the steel-cut Irish kind… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
It's such a shame, really, because we were known for our country of saints and scholars, and we grew up with such… — Katie Taylor 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
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
“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
And in spite of everything, Ireland remains the brain of the Kingdom. The English, judiciously practical and ponderous, furnish the over-stuffed stomach… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
Ireland is a place that's beautiful and interesting, but I remember when I went there as a teenager with my parents, I… — Jim Gaffigan 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
“I turned on the water then returned to the door jamb. “That’s not fair, you’re nice and clean.” “I am?” He took… — Nicole Castro Copy Share Image
“Refusing to lean back against him, Colleen sat ramrod straight until they reached the road. “I guess I should say thank you… — Shannon MacLeod Copy Share Image
