Irish Men

Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or men:

    “O Paddy dear, an’ did ye hear the news that’s goin’ round?
    The shamrock is by law forbid to grow on Irish ground!
    No more Saint Patrick’s Day we’ll keep, his colour can’t be seen,
    For there’s a cruel law agin the wearin’ o’ the Green!”
    —Unknown. The Wearing of the Green (l. 37–40)

    “To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.”
    —Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902)