"One day at a luncheon in London, [Dutch journalist ] was seated next to a man prominent in British politics. "You are…"

"In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs."

"Jack Judge, "It's a Long Way To Tipperary" (1912)"

"In valley green, on towering crag, Our fathers fought before us, And conquered 'neath the same old flag That's proudl…"

"The moment the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid adieu to common feeling, common prudence, a…"

"History that challenges comfortable assumptions about the group is painful, but it is, as Michael Howard said, a mark…"

"Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow."

"Up to mighty London Came an Irishman one day. As the streets are paved with gold Sure, everyone was gay, Singing song…"

"Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland, Some have come from a land beyond the wave, Sworn to be free, no…"

"Yet, it is a regrettable fact of life that most Irish people are quite unaware of the very high calibre of individual…"