I think Quote by Michael Connelly

I think most Irish people are creative. Whether it's music, or dance, or... certainly storytelling is in the blood.

— Genevieve O'Reilly

I love creating stories, dreaming up characters and breathing life into them. From several generations of Irish storytellers, I think that's what I was…

— Linda Conrad

There is something restless and curious about the Irish. Like everybody else, we want to make money and make our way in the world…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so many great Irish writers - because there is something…

— Christopher Meloni

The Irish, as a race, have the oral tradition in their blood. A direct question to them is an anathema, but in other cases,…

— P. L. Travers

It's true of Irish Catholic families. They're big on story telling and big on saving stories from one generation to the next.

— J. Courtney Sullivan

I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going…

— Anne Enright

Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or creative influence…

— Anonymous

It's an amazingly consistent thing with Irish people. We will talk to strangers at parties for hours. It's what we were bred to do…

— Greg Fitzsimmons

I think there's something about the Irish experience - that we had to have a sense of humor or die.

— Frank McCourt

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

— Jodie Foster

I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring…

— Michael D. Higgins