"The Treaty does not express the will of the people, but the fear of the people."

"Your presence here is a crime, a foreign occupation. You tell me what I'm supposed to do as a democrat. Turn the othe…"

"Strange creatures we are, even to ourselves."

"[to Sinead, about Chris] We buried him in this chapel in the mountains. And I went down and... and I told his mother.…"

"If we ratify this treaty, all we're changing is the accents of the powerful and the colour of the flag."

"[The IRA have just destroyed a Black-and-Tan mechanised infantry patrol] Mercenaries! That were paid to come over her…"

"Cillian Murphy – Damien O'Donovan"

"Pádraic Delaney – Teddy O'Donovan"

"Liam Cunningham – Dan"

"I tried not to get into this war, and couldn't. Now I try to get out, and can't."