Culture Quote by Neil Jordan

When I was growing up, I despised Irishness. I felt our music, our television and our books were just poor imitations of what came…

— Marian Keyes

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British and all European society now is

— Russell Baker

I grew up in Ireland, and there were so many things we believed in.

— Caitriona Balfe

I think Catholicism took root very quickly in Ireland because it's a very superstitious religion, the holy ghost, the holy spirit, it has a…

— Conor McPherson

I always think of Ireland as a place for complex ideas and prose. I like Irishness. I like Irish culture and Irish literature.

— David Baddiel

“The arrival of Christianity in Ireland brought with it the painful disconnection from the earth that still resonates today. Until then, people lived in…

— Mary Reynolds

The Church controlled so much in Ireland for so long. I'm not going to get into whether or not religion per se is a…

— Roisin Murphy

Ireland is a place that's beautiful and interesting, but I remember when I went there as a teenager with my parents, I was like,…

— Jim Gaffigan

There's this very romantic vision of Ireland, but I grew up in a place where it's not very fun to grow up. This fake…

— CMAT

I've always liked it here. Part of me is Irish. My family comes from the west coast, so whenever I come to Ireland I…

— Billy Connolly

Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be.

— Benjamin Disraeli

I love Ireland. I feel very at peace there. It's just magical and beautiful.

— Eva Green