Ireland Quotes

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

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

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

“The fifth province is not a place apart, but a state of mind, a place of the imagination where the harsh realities of the past can be transcended.”

“We have to build a new Ireland, an Ireland of the 21st century, an Ireland where all are cherished equally.”

“The support I got from the people of Ireland, North and South, was incredible. It carried me.”

“My country, if I am to have a country, must be in all things a free land.”

“The Irish people have a right to a country of their own, and to govern themselves.”

“I do not despair of my country... There is a future for it.”

“A new soul has entered into the people. It is the soul of a free nation.”

“I do not despair of my old country. I do not despair of Ireland. She will be a nation yet.”

“Judged by the law of England, I know that this crime entails upon me the penalty of death; but the history of Ireland explains this crime and justifies it.”

“I now bid farewell to the country of my birth, of my passions, and of my death... a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies.”

“To my native country I can only say, 'God save Ireland!'”

“In Ireland, we have a very strong tradition of storytelling.”

“I'm very proud of being Irish. I think it's a great culture.”

“A pint of plain is your only man.”

“It is a great pity that the Irish are not more sensible.”

“I'm very proud of my Irish heritage. That's where I'm from.”

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