Quote by James Joyce

“Do you know what Ireland is?' asked Stephen with cold violence. 'Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.”

— James Joyce

“Irish heroes, for one reason or another, have come off, it must be owned, but poorly before the bar of history.”

— Emily Lawless

“Surely there’s no need to abandon one’s reason simply because one is in Ireland.”

— J.G. Farrell

“It's all Irish politics." Hal looked at me sharply and shook a finger in my face. "That's bloody dangerous, getting involved in that. You…

— Kevin Hearne

“A driver had been sent to meet us. He was gray-haired, short, and nimble and introduced himself. "I am Patrick and so is every…

— Sharon Creech

“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

“If you ask an Irishman for directions, he might be quick to answer, Well if I were going there, I would not start here.”

— Steve Stockman

“What I told you tonight - it isn't my story alone. It belongs to every Irish person living and dead. And every Irish person…

— Frank Delaney

“There's no sense to being Irish unless you know the world's going to break your heart.”

— Thomas Adcock

“I seriously believe that you will retard the course of civilisation in Ireland by preventing the Irish people from having one good look at…

— James Joyce

“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

“Irish people have been leaving their homes in search of better lives for many, many years. We're very good at it.”

— Matthew Quick