Ireland And The Irish Quotes

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.

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.

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

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.

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

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

Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.

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

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

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

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.

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.

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

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

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.

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

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

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

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

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

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

Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.

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.

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

When Irish eyes are smiling, watch your step.

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