Children Quote by Dorothy Dunnett

“But it was always thus with Irishmen. Never, since the start of the world, has one of them taken a woman's sensible advice when…

— Eddie Lenihan

“Ireland had clung to her youth, indeed to her childhood, longer and more tenaciously than any other country in Europe, resisting Change, Alteration, Reconstruction…

— Seán Ó Faoláin

The English treatment of the Irish was appalling. It was absolutely appalling.

— Perdita Weeks

“To her, each poster seemed to make the same incredulous demand: how can a person just disappear? It was both terrifying and ridiculous. When…

— Máire T. Robinson

Much is said about English severity, but not a word about Irish provocation.

— Robert Peel

Ireland, as distinct from her people, is nothing to me; and the man who is bubbling over with love and enthusiasm for "Ireland," and…

— James Connolly

“is a source of constant wonder to me how I came to have such a cork-brained parent. However, I have not the slightest reason…

— Georgette Heyer

“I was suddenly afraid she was going to climb the rail and leap into the sea. But maybe she wasn't. Maybe it was a…

— Peter Behrens

I have often heard it said that the Irish are too ready to forgive. It is a noble failing.

— Katharine Tynan

“Ireland is filled with tales and legends. It’s one of the things that makes it so special. I lost that part of me when…

— C.M. Seabrook

“The universal experience of ages, showing that children do grow imperceptibly from the cradle to manhood, did not exist for the countess. Her son's…

— Leo Tolstoy

For too long, Ireland has neglected its children.

— Enda Kenny