Ireland Quotes

I'm involved in Northern Ireland Screen and have been for a long time, so I keep my eyes open and ears to the ground. Kenneth Branagh
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Irish writing is so strong that it can feel like the country has all been covered, but in fact, there are so many gaps. The small west of Ireland cities and the working classes there have almost never appeared in Irish literature, simply because those communities were never in the way of producing books. Kevin Barry
Writing Strong Country Books Way Those Cities Classes Small Fact Never Simply Almost Feel Like Because Were Been Covered West Ireland Irish In Fact Literature Working Producing Working Classes Communities Many Appeared Gaps
'Game of Thrones' was a game-changer for Northern Ireland. There's going to be a massive gap when it goes. Kristian Nairn
Game Massive Ireland Goes Going Northern Northern Ireland Game Of Thrones Gap
It was on the first day of Beltaine, that is called now May Day, the Tuatha de Danaan came, and it was to the north-west of Connacht they landed. But the Firbolgs, the Men of the Bag, that were in Ireland before them, and that had come from the South, saw nothing but a mist, and it lying on the hills. Lady Gregory
Day Men First Before Nothing Lying Saw Had Bag Come Hills Mist Came Were South Ireland May Them Landed Now
It is what the poets of Ireland used to be saying, that every brave man, good at fighting, and every man that could do great deeds and not be making much talk about them, was of the Sons of the Gael; and that every skilled man that had music and that did enchantments secretly, was of the Tuatha de Danaan. Lady Gregory
Music Saying Good Great Man Fighting Every Secretly About Poets Could Had Sons Talk Making Ireland Did Brave Brave Man Them Much Skilled Used Deeds Every Man
My husband was in the war of the Crimea. It is terrible the hardships he went through, to be two months without going into a house, under the snow in trenches. And no food to get, maybe a biscuit in the day. And there was enough food there, he said, to feed all Ireland; but bad management, they could not get it. Lady Gregory
War Food Day Management Hardships Husband Enough Trenches Months Bad Could Through He Feed House Terrible Without Said Ireland Get Snow Going Maybe Two
We would not give up our own country - Ireland - if we were to get the whole world as an estate, and the Country of the Young along with it. Lady Gregory
World Country Own Young Our Would Give Along Were Up Ireland Get Estate Whole
It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last. Lady Gregory
Time Long Long Time Had Put Over Likely Known Were Ireland Length Sway Now Last
It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called afterwards the Sons of the Gael, made their first attempt to land in Ireland to avenge Ith, one of their race that had come there one time and had met with his death. Lady Gregory
Death Time Made First Met One Time Attempt Had Sons Come Armour Gentle Were His Shining Ireland Very North Afterwards Race Avenge Land
As to the old history of Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with him, at some place in Kerry. Lady Gregory
History Man Old First Some He Along Him His Ireland Died Buried Place Ever Kerry
I feel more and more the time wasted that is not spent in Ireland. Lady Gregory
Time Spent More More And More Feel Ireland Wasted
What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation. Lady Gregory
Great Conversation Country Drama Great Country Toward Makes Ireland Inclined
Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to 'Riverdance.' It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland. Laura Donnelly
Teacher Dancing Kind Would Invented Throughout Had Myths Performance She Around Ballet Mixture Ireland Irish Did Legends Childhood Precursor Essentially Form Create Based
I've been lucky enough to travel widely. When you're based in Europe, it's very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for the weekend. I also lived in Italy for ten years and now live in Ireland. Laurie Graham
You Travel Live Enough Easy Madrid Ten Ten Years Weekend Budapest Also Go Been Years Italy Ireland Very Europe Lucky Lived Now Based Widely
I am an unusual Irishman. I'm probably Ireland's third most famous Jewish son. Lenny Abrahamson
Son Most Unusual Am Ireland Irishman Famous Third Jewish
It's the middle class; it's middle Ireland, and it's a group of people who often feel that they contribute a lot to the economy and a lot to society, but maybe they don't get as much back for it as they should. Leo Varadkar
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People travel overseas to do things overseas that aren't legal in Ireland all the time. You know, are we going to stop people going to Las Vegas? Are we going to stop people going to Amsterdam? There are things that are illegal in Ireland, and we don't prevent people from travelling overseas to avail of them. Leo Varadkar
Time You Travel Legal People Prevent Vegas Know Overseas Ireland Going Stop Avail Them Illegal Travelling Things Las Vegas Amsterdam
Around the world, people look to Ireland as a country where it doesn't matter where you come from but where you want to go. Leo Varadkar
You People World Matter Country Come Look Around Go Ireland Where Want
I pledge as Taoiseach to use my office, for as long as I hold it, to advance the cause of LGBT rights, to press for marriage equality across Ireland, to speak up for LGBT rights around the world where they are under attack, and to push for the implementation of the sexual health strategy here at home at a time when it is more important than ever. Leo Varadkar
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It was easy for some to jump on the Brexit result and use it to make a land-grab for Northern Ireland, and it was counterproductive. Leo Varadkar
Result Easy Some Counterproductive Make Jump Ireland Northern Northern Ireland Use Brexit
Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift. Liam Neeson
Today Morning You Wake Up Drive Think Other Back Gee Some Mornings Days Look Am Doing Go Wake Up Ireland Handsome Wanna Movies
Many of the Victorian and Edwardian activists who campaigned for Irish home rule, for instance, also wanted what they called 'home rule all round': separate parliaments not simply for Ireland but also for the Scots and the Welsh - and for the English. Linda Colley
Home Rule Instance Simply Also Welsh Edwardian Ireland Irish Wanted Victorian Separate English Who Many Activists Round
I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition. Loretta Lynn
History Kind Some Know Came Tradition Up Ireland Scotland Mountain England Kept
A harrassed and dubious childhood under the hand of a well-meaning but barbarous mother's help from County Armagh led me to think of the North of Ireland as prison and the South as a land of escape. Louis MacNeice
Me Mother Prison Think County Well-Meaning Dubious South Led Hand Ireland Escape North Childhood Land Help
Growing up in Ireland, there never seemed to be the notion that children should be seen and not heard. We all looked forward to mealtimes when we'd sit around the table and talk about our days. Storytelling and long, rambling conversations were considered good things. Maeve Binchy
Good Good Things Long Seen Sit Our Considered Table About Seemed Never Days Looked Talk Around Were Heard Up Ireland Children Conversations Storytelling Should Notion Forward Growing Growing Up Things
I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week. Maeve Binchy
Good Day Every Day Live Every Neighbours Bad Only Both Week Between Since Gordon Known Equally Chess Years Up Friends Ireland Where Grew Mile Sea Many Bridge Near Play
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