Irish Quotes

515 Irish quotes by 364 unique authors

They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My… — John Hume
The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that… — John Hume
The Irish are the niggers of Europe, lads. — Roddy Doyle
What captivity has been to the Jews, exile has been to the Irish. For us, the romance of our native land begins only after we… — Peter Ackroyd
But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many… — Anne McCaffrey
Ireland, as distinct from her people, is nothing to me; and the man who is bubbling over with love and enthusiasm for "Ireland," and can… — James Connolly
The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership. — Gerry Adams
Extraordinary scenes there at the end. I think some of the crowd chanting 'Italy! Italy!' were actually Irish. — Unknown Author
My mom's Jewish and my dad's Irish Catholic alcoholic, so I whine on the inside. — Margaret Smith
I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going to… — Anne Enright
I'm just following the Irish tradition of songwriting, the Irish way of life, the human way of life. Cram as much pleasure into life, and… — Shane MacGowan
To marry the Irish is to look for poverty. — J P Donleavy
There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either. — James Callaghan
They don't like anyone who isn't Korean, and they don't like each other all that much, either. They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards, 'the Irish… — P.J. O'Rourke
It was as if we were at the heart of a maze. We were overwhelmed by the enormity of the tasks ahead. Mary had given… — Niall Williams
If there is a distinctive Irish experience, it is one of division, exacerbated by the fact that division in a country so small seems perverse.… — Denis Donoghue
You think that religion is a thing that is there to help you and to see you through life, and then you wake up one… — Midge Ure
My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music, — Unknown Author
Socially, Philadelphia was still a fairly provincial city, its business community governed by the mores of the Main Line. Politically, it was a cauldron of… — Andrea Mitchell
Three Scotsmen of the clan McKay were looking for a fourth member to fight four members of the Irish clan Magee ... 'I'm not one… — Winsor McCay
I want to make all Europe and America know it – I want to make England feel her weakness if she refuses to give the… — Daniel O'Connell
As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations,… — George J. Mitchell
Am I the Irish comedian with half a finger? No, I'm the Irish comedian with nine and a half fingers. — Dave Allen
Armed struggle is a necessary and morally correct form of resistance in the Six Counties against a government whose presence is rejected by the vast… — Gerry Adams
There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist if… — Gerry Adams

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