Ireland Quotes

“The Irish are a rude people, subsisting on the produce of their cattle only, and living themselves like beasts.”

“Let's work together and build a new Ireland... which will be a shared Ireland, an Ireland for all, an Ireland of which we can all be proud.”

“The great evil in Ireland is the want of some system of education that would bring up the people to be good Catholics.”

“The judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated.”

“An Anglo-Irishman is a Protestant with a horse.”

“I love the Irish for their simplicity, their genius for generosity, and their realism.”

“I am resolved that we shall not be a provincial party... We have a nation for our party and a nation for our care.”

“We're Irish. It's part of who we are. It's in our music and it's in our soul.”

“When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.”

“That's the Irish People all over - they treat a serious thing as a joke and a joke as a serious thing.”

“I'm a proud Irishman. I love my country. I love my people.”

“How are things in Glocca Morra?”

“The phrase that has come to mind to describe the events is 'grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented', and I think that is a fair description of them.”

“I am an islander. I have a special relationship with the sea.”

“The real division of Ireland is not a line drawn on the map, but in the minds and hearts of its people.”

“Being a Kerryman, in my opinion, is the greatest gift that God can bestow on any man.”

“Ireland is a great country to die in. It is a terrible country to be in poor health in.”

“The first function of a pub is to be a pub. It's a place for coming together, for conversation, for good company.”

“To be born without land is to be born in chains.”

“In Ireland, the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.”