Ireland Quotes - Page 14

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

  Thomas Francis Meagher

  Law, England, Crime

  Thomas Francis Meagher (1885). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”

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• I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Argentina, Chile

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• I remember my dad came from Ireland and Scotland, and so he carried with him the fear of poverty. So when I wanted to break loose, it kind of made him very nervous.

  Robert Redford

  Dad, Scotland, Poverty

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• I know most of the photographers in Ireland. And if I don't want my photograph taken, they will leave me alone.

  Saoirse Ronan

  Taken, Leave Me Alone, Want

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• The tune was sad, as the best of Ireland was, melancholy and lovely as a lover's tears.

  Nora Roberts

  Romance, Lovely, Tears

  Nora Roberts (2011). “Nora Roberts' The Irish Born Trilogy”, p.19, Penguin

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• A daughter of a King of Ireland, heard A voice singing on a May Eve like this, And followed half awake and half asleep, Until she came into the Land of Faery, Where nobody gets old and godly and grave, Where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, Where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue. And she is still there, busied with a dance Deep in the dewy shadow of a wood, Or where stars walk upon a mountain-top.

  William Butler Yeats

  Wise, Daughter, Kings

  William Butler Yeats (1814). “The Land of Heart's Desire”, p.12

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• Though the last glimpse of Erin with sorrow I see, Yet wherever thou art shall seem Erin to me; In exile thy bosom shall still be my home, And thine eyes make my climate wherever we roam.

  Thomas Moore

  Art, Home, Eye

  Thomas Moore, J. W. Lake (1829). “The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Including His Melodies, Ballads, Etc: Complete in One Volume”, p.286

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• These developments - a massive transfer of land by way of inheritance and purchase, an unprecedented rise in the profitability of land and increasing intermarriage between Celtic and English dynasties - helped to consolidate a new unitary ruling class in place of the more separate and specific landed establishments that had characterised England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland in the Tudor and Stuart eras.

  Linda Colley

  Land, Class, Tudors

  Linda Colley (2005). “Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837”, p.161, Yale University Press

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• I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland

  Gerry Adams

  Firsts, Paisley, Ministers

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• I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don't understand - I lived there before I was famous.

  Van Morrison

  Thinking, People, Liking Someone

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• The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland has been gratefully recognized and acknowledged by our people.

  Eamon de Valera

  Winning, People, Lost Friendship

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• For far too long, the people of Northern Ireland have been denied an equal voice and equal representation in government. It is time for the Assembly and Executive to be up and running and the people's business to be addressed.

  James T. Walsh

  Running, Business, Government

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• I have nothing to regret, to retract or take back . . . I can only say; God Save Ireland!

  Edward Condon

  Regret, Republican, I Can

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• After the spiritual powers, there is no thing in the world more unconquerable than the spirit of nationality. ... The spirit of nationality in Ireland will persist even though the mightiest of material powers be its neighbor.

  George William Russell

  Spiritual, World, Unconquerable Will

  "The Economics of Ireland and the Policy of the British Government". Book by George William Russell, 1921.

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• It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States.

  Thomas Francis Meagher

  America, Support, Effort

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• Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.

  Boyle Roche

  Sister, Brother, Two

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• The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.

  Boyle Roche

  Half, Cups, Misery

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• People in Northern Ireland vote for their church, they don't vote with their heads; it is ridiculous.

  Frank Carson

  People, Church, Ridiculous

  "It's a cracker for Ukip as Frank Carson pledges support" by Henry McDonald, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2011.

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• Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States.

  Harri Holkeri

  War, Independent, Years

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• The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).

  W. C. Sellar

  Scotch, Scotland, Mind

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• I'm going to be looking forward, asked to be judged on my record, not taken back as has been the - in a sense, the tendency throughout politics in Northern Ireland, is to always look back, always look at what was said a long time ago, instead of looking forward.

  Peter Hain

  Taken, Long, Looks

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• My job now, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is to take this process forward, and that I'm determined to do, whatever old clippings you dig out and whatever old quotes you put before me.

  Peter Hain

  Jobs, Determined, States

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• There will be no support in the island of Ireland for building a nuclear power station.

  Peter Hain

  Islands, Support, Nuclear

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• The big missing part of the jig-saw is to get the assembly back up and running here in Northern Ireland, to get shared government back in business, that is my objective, and we await the IRA statement to see if this will trigger a new dawn.

  Peter Hain

  Running, Government, Missing

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• Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power. Therefore I'm led to believe there will be no peace in Ireland until the Catholic Church is crushed

  Oliver Cromwell

  Believe, Political, Catholic

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