Ireland And The Irish Quotes

Ireland And The Irish Quote of the day

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

I had that stubborn streak, the Irish in me I guess.

Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation.

Ireland is where strange tales begin and happy endings are possible.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.

It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.

A Kerry footballer with an inferiority complex is one who thinks he's just as good as everybody else.

I think the Irish woman was freed from slavery by bingo. They can go out now, dressed up, with their handbags and have a drink and play bingo. And they deserve it.

What's the use of being Irish if you can't be thick?

Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it.

And the merry love the fiddle, and the merry love to dance.

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

You know, I have a theory about Charlie Haughey. If you give him enough rope, he'll hang you.

Put an Irishman on the spit and you can always get another Irishman to turn him.

There is an Irish way of paying compliments as though they were irresistible truths which makes what would otherwise be an impertinence delightful.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Ireland is a peculiar society in the sense that it was a nineteenth century society up to about 1970 and then it almost bypassed the twentieth century.

Ireland is a fruitful mother of genius, but a barren nurse.

You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.

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

The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.

I have a thing for red-haired Irish boys, as we know.

The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots.

An Irishman can be worried by the consciousness that there is nothing to worry about.

When Irish eyes are smiling, watch your step.