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    O, love is the soul of a true Irishman;
    He loves all that's lovely, loves all that he can,
    With his sprig of shillelagh and shamrock so green.

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Every Irishman has a potatoe in his head.

Every Irishman has a potatoe in his head.

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Old Dublin City there is no doubtin'
Bates every city upon the say.
'Tis there you'd hear read more

Old Dublin City there is no doubtin'
Bates every city upon the say.
'Tis there you'd hear O'Connell spoutin'
And Lady Morgan making tay.
For 'tis the capital of the finest nation,
With charmin' pisintry upon a fruitful sod,
Fightin' like devils for conciliation,
And hatin' each other for the Love of God.

by John Kells Ingram Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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The groves of Blarney
They look so charming
Down by the purling
Of sweet, read more

The groves of Blarney
They look so charming
Down by the purling
Of sweet, silent brooks.

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.

by John Millington Synge Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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The dust of some is Irish earth,
Among their own they rest.

The dust of some is Irish earth,
Among their own they rest.

by John Kells Ingram Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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There is a stone there,
That whoever kisses,
Oh! he never misses
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There is a stone there,
That whoever kisses,
Oh! he never misses
To grow eloquent.
'Tis he may clamber
To a lady's chamber
Or become a member
Of Parliament.

by Father Prout Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish
how to listen, society would be read more

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish
how to listen, society would be quite civilized.

by John Millington Synge Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood,
God blessed the green island, he saw it was good.
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When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood,
God blessed the green island, he saw it was good.
The Emerald of Europe, it sparkled and shone
In the ring of this world, the most precious stone.

by Dr. William Drennan Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.

An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Ireland Quotes,
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