Appropriate Quote by Peggy Noonan

Weddings and funerals have so much in common (except that in Ireland funerals are more fun - better food, better drink): at both, our…

— Michael Longley

The Irish have a flair for wringing from death the last drop of emotion and they do not quite understand those who react otherwise.

— Dervla Murphy

I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals.

— Walter O'Brien

“An Irish wedding is a tame thing to an Irish funeral.”

— Mary Deasy

The Irish want to smile, and they want to have fun.

— Shaggy

Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy.

— Fiona Shaw

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

— Frank McCourt

To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings. They are noble,…

— Fiona Shaw

I went further and further back through the centuries to get a sense of perspective but now at least I understand why Irish history…

— James D'arcy

The English are not happy unless they are miserable, the Irish are not at peace unless they are at war, and the Scots are…

— George Orwell

We are not planning a wedding. Still, everytime we get the Irish papers there is something in them about the wedding Stuart and I…

— Charlize Theron

What's the use of being Irish if the world doesn't break your heart?

— John F. Kennedy