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The poor old Duke [of Wellington]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in…

— Daniel O'Connell

“In becoming an Irishman, Patrick wedded his world to theirs, his faith to their life…Patrick found a way of swimming down to the depths…

— Thomas Cahill

One of the problems that comes up time and time again seems to be this notion of being 'pure' Irish. If you are Protestant,…

— Ian McElhinney

I was born in the island of Ireland. I have Irish traits in me - we don't all have the traits of what came…

— Ian Paisley

“You may have noticed there are three things an Irishman always puts his soul in: his religion, his sports, and his politics. If you…

— Mary Deasy

Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and…

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

“A real Irishman will give everything of himself--except that kernel of his soul which makes him a mystery to other peoples.”

— Jim Tully Beggars Abroad

Irish as a Paddy's pig.

— Eugene O'Neill

The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.

— James Connolly

If you grew up Protestant in Ireland, of course, at least in the twentieth century, there was always a contingent that would never really…

— Nick Laird

When the Irishman is found outside of Ireland in another environment, he very often becomes a respected man. The economic and intellectual conditions that…

— James Joyce

“The Irish ‘peasant’ is the child of time. He is its guardian and its slave. He will preserve for centuries dull and foolish habits…

— Séan O'FaoláIn