Irish American Mayors

Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or american:

“I was the rector’s son, born to the anglican order,
Banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor;
The Chichesters knelt in marble at the end of a transept
With ruffs about their necks, their portion sure.”
—Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

“Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)