Among Quote by Thomas Mellon

“Such brutishness was beyond the English capacity for tolerance. Especially when the vulgarians in question occupied such lovely lands. So, as they had for…

— David E. Stannard

“There was a certain untamed energy about the west of Ireland – full of tragedy and struggle, sown with the flesh of the departed.”

— Rhian J. Martin

Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this…

— Lydia M. Child

I am concerned that there's a cavalier attitude to the Irish Peace Process. What poor memories some have; I remember only too well the…

— Dervla Kirwan

“virus writers lack the basic social and moral values and the “well-formed consciousness” that are the hallmarks of civilized modern societies.”

— Peter H. Gregory

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

“It is a mistake to suppose that, in a country where the usual evidences of civilization exist, the condition of a very large body…

— Henry David Thoreau

The Irish are a philosophic as well as a practical race. Their first and strongest impulse is to make the best of a bad…

— Theodore Dreiser

To be Irish today is the abandonment of shame and the younger people are moving it out and they're moving the fear away. They're…

— Malachy McCourt

History of Ireland--lawlessness and turbulency, robbery and oppression, hatred and revenge, blind selfishness everywhere--no principle, no heroism. What can be done with it?

— William Allingham

“internal disunity made Ireland vulnerable to conquest by a united Britain.”

— Thomas Sowell

A weird theory I have is we come from a suppressed culture. Ireland is one of the most invaded countries ever. I think the…

— Gavin Friday