306 Irish Quotes for You to Enjoy

The so-called Boer War advertised British vulnerabilities, and these were confirmed by the Irish rising of 1916 and the subsequent creation of the Irish Free State, blows that attracted the notice and attention of colonial dissidents in Asia and Africa. Linda Colley

Immigrants have always come into the country with low levels of education. Whether it's the Irish or Italian or Polish, here is the land of opportunity. It's where people come in at the bottom and build themselves up. To try to bring in people who have already made it is un-American. Lionel Sosa

Education People Opportunity Try Made Country Build Un-American Immigrants Bottom Come Polish Always Italian Up Irish Where Whether Low Land Themselves Who Bring Levels Here

Nationalism of the Irish type is often regarded as reactionary. With the World Revolution and the Classless Society waiting for the midwife, why take a torch to the stable to assist at the birth of a puppy? Even if the puppy is pedigree. On this question I am unable to make up my mind. Louis MacNeice

Waiting World Mind Revolution Nationalism Society Birth Pedigree Type Unable Torch Puppy Take Reactionary Make Make Up Am Question Up Irish Often Stable Regarded Midwife Even Why Assist

Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart. Maria Edgeworth

Heart Our Never Irish Blunders

My mother is Irish, my father is black and Venezuelan, and me - I'm tan, I guess. Mariah Carey

Me Mother Father Black Guess Tan Irish

My mother was Irish; she had this great sense of humor, and both my parents loved films. There was a very vibrant discourse about politics and everything that was going on in the world where I grew up. So I was genetically predisposed to go into the performing arts. Martin Donovan

Politics Great Sense Of Humor World Mother Humor Parents Sense Films Everything About Both Both My Parents Had Great Sense Performing Genetically Performing Arts She Go Discourse Up Very Irish Going Vibrant Arts Where Grew Loved

My usual trick with the Irish plays is to set things on islands I've never been to. Martin McDonagh

Trick Never Islands Been Irish Usual Things Set Plays

Let everyone leave all the guns - British guns and Irish guns - outside the door. Martin McGuinness

Everyone Guns Outside Leave Irish Door British

If Britain votes to leave the European Union, then that could have huge implications for the entire island of Ireland and, given all the predictions, would run counter to the democratic wishes of the Irish people. Martin McGuinness

People Run Would Entire Given Could Counter Implications Wishes Votes Democratic Island Leave Huge Ireland Irish Irish People Predictions Then Union European European Union Britain

If there is a vote in Britain to leave the E.U. there is a democratic imperative to provide Irish citizens with the right to vote in a border poll to end partition and retain a role in the E.U. Martin McGuinness

Vote Border Citizens Imperative Retain Democratic Partition Leave Provide End Irish Role Poll Right Britain

Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity. Martin McGuinness

Progress Election Party Unity Those Jobs Deliver Support Prosperous Economy Fein Most Protect Sinn Sinn Fein Irish Stood Republican Republican Party Public Assembly Enhance Services Need

I'm still an Irish republican; I absolutely believe in Irish unity and am working to achieve that. But over the course of 15 years or more, people like myself and others have been working to end the vicious cycle of conflict. Martin McGuinness

Myself Conflict People Achieve Believe Unity Others More More People Absolutely Over Like Course Am Still Been Years End Irish Vicious Republican Working Cycle

People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue. Martin Short

People Father Think Had Catholic Irish Irish Catholic Jewish

Thomas Young was born in 1731 in upstate New York. The child of impoverished Irish immigrants, he grew up in a log cabin without the benefit of a formal education. But he was an avid reader who began collecting books at a young age and eventually amassed one of the finest personal libraries in New England. Matthew Stewart

Education Age Young Thomas Benefit Books Libraries Immigrants Collecting Log Log Cabin Born Finest Cabin He New Reader New England Without Impoverished Began Up Irish Child Personal York New York Young Age Grew Formal Formal Education Upstate Upstate New York Avid England Who Eventually

My family, they're story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we weren't allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day. Meg Cabot

I believe in all of these Irish myths, like leprechauns. Not the pot of gold, not the Lucky Charms leprechauns. But maybe was there something in the traditional sense? I believe that this stuff came from somewhere other than people's imaginations. Megan Fox

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people. Michael D. Higgins

Positive Leadership Vote Patriotism Commitment People Strong Resonating Thousands Delighted Tens Tens Of Thousands Clearly Message Am Irish Irish People Ordinary Received

My dad had these great Benny Goodman albums that I was obsessed with, and Louis Prima's another guy I loved, and Peter Niro the jazz pianist. I loved international music: Irish music, Mexican music. I love the different colours that they all have. Michael Giacchino

Love Music Great Jazz Benny Niro Guy Pianist Colours Had Prima Obsessed Goodman Another Mexican Irish Louis Different Loved Different Colours International Peter Dad Albums

I was attracted to black music for the same reason that I loved those old Irish ballads. Both were social statements of sorts, and both were indigenous to their respective cultures: Ireland, where my father had grown up, and towns like St. Louis along the Mississippi River, where I was growing up. Michael McDonald

Music Old Father Black Statements Respective Those Black Music Indigenous Both River Had Along Like Towns Attracted Mississippi Mississippi River Sort Ballads Were Cultures Up Ireland Irish Louis Same St. Louis Where Loved Social Reason Growing Growing Up Grown Grown-Up

Dublin is really fun, and Irish people are hilarious. Michelle Visage

People Hilarious Dublin Irish Irish People Really Fun

You think that religion is a thing that is there to help you and to see you through life, and then you wake up one morning and find the entire Irish situation, the civil war that's based on religion. Midge Ure

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