Maria Edgeworth Quotes

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture and this show will feature a lot of Irish dancing.

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.

St. Patrick, bringing the religion to Ireland, this is what we should celebrate.

I really enjoyed shooting in Ireland. The people are so lovely. I hope I don't offend anyone in saying this, but the nature reminded me of Americans: everyone was warm and open and easy to talk to. And Ireland is so beautiful and lusciously green.

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture.

Wherever I went the Indians treated me honorably and gave me food …

No doubt history will say that Eisenhower was a soldier. For my part, I will remember, above all, his goodness. He was a fundamentally good man who knew how to be loved by the Americans.

Ireland is the most disagreeable place in Europe—a wretched, dirty dog-hole and prison.

It's beautiful, shooting in Ireland. It's an amazing country.

I spent a lot of time growing up in Ireland in Donegal.

I'm one hundred percent Irish, and I'm very proud that I'm Irish American, though I don't know exactly where my ancestors came from. I just know County Cork.

I grew up in Ireland, and there were so many things we believed in.

Ireland, once you live there, you're seduced by it.

I think that's why you see so many Americans in Dublin look so sad: they are looking for the door through which they can begin to understand this place. I tell them, 'Go to the races.' I think it's the best place to start understanding the Irish.

The spirt of 1916 is as relevant and inspiring today as it was a century ago.

People who think I have insulted Ireland or Limerick or my family have not read the book!

I'm from outside of Boston, and in Boston, people are so passionate about their Irishness.

My grandfather John came from Cork. I have six degrees of separation in Ireland.

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

The Southern hospitality is almost the same as the love and the kindness that they show back at home.

The Irish are just good people, they always have been.

I love playing in Ireland and I've had great support here, like I get everywhere.

I'm always happy to be in Ireland in general, it's one of my favorite places.

Getting involved with 'Black 47' was like getting involved with 'Dunkirk' for me. I learned a lot. But 'Black 47' was my own history from my own country.

I'm a history buff, so I've been reading lots of books on Irish and American history.