#irish

I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance. ↗

— Brendan Gleeson

#around #country #found #had #i

My father's parents were Irish. Only a year before my father died, he and I went back to Ireland for a week to look at the old homestead. ↗

— John C. Hawkes

#before #died #father #homestead #i

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

— Oliver Herford

#haven #irish #joke #seen #yet

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#clearly #commitment #delighted #i #i am

I will be a President for all the people, whether they voted for me or not, whether they are young or old and particularly for the Irish abroad. I'm looking forward to it and I think it will be exciting and wonderful. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#exciting #forward #i #i think #irish

The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars - an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#creating #creative #equality #everything #excellence

The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have given a very clear mandate on a very clear set of ideas to me, as the ninth president. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#clear #given #i #ideas #independent

The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity. ↗

— John Hume

#basic #british #british government #else #government

They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date. ↗

— John Hume

#believed #britain #date #defending #had

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans. ↗

— Bob Geldof

#black americans #irish #more #than