Walter O'Brien Quotes

Three-quarters of my family is Irish. Of course, the 'Kazee' is not.

If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go - you'll find family.

Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me.

My parents are Irish, my grandparents are Irish, my great-grandparents are Irish. I was born in England; my blood is Irish.

My soul is still Irish.

I'm Irish as hell: Kelly on one side, Shanley on the other. My father had been born on a farm in the Irish Midlands. He and his brothers had been shepherds there, cattle and sheep, back in the early 1920s. I grew up surrounded by brogues and Irish music, but stayed away from the old country till I was over 40. I just couldn't own being Irish.

Yes, I am an Irish lass through and through.

I'm proud to be Irish.

I gotta lot of Black Irish in me.

All my people are from Ireland. I was born in Manchester, but I am Irish.

All my family look Irish. They act Irish. My sister even has red hair... it's crazy. I'm the one that doesn't seem Irish. None of the kids in my family, my siblings, speak with an Irish accent... we've never lived there full-time; we weren't born there. We just go there once or twice a year. It's weird. Our parents sound Irish, but we don't.

My family on my mother's side is Irish.

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

My nan and granddad are from Cork.

Supporting Celtic, waving a tricolour because your parents are Irish - that's a valid culture.

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

On my mum Marie's side, my nana was from the Republic of Ireland, and my granddad was from the north. Lots of families in Manchester have strong Irish connections, but it never occurred to me to play for anyone other than England.

My father was from Belfast; my mother was from Crossmolina. I grew up in Dublin.

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture.

My kids are Irish; I want them to grow up playing Gaelic football and learning Irish.

I'm just a true Irish boy at heart.

Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.

I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.

I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in the veins, but I love the place.

The fact is that most 'Irish-Americans', in spite of dropping the word 'Irish' into half of all sentences, couldn't find Europe on an atlas, let alone Ireland.