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John Millington Synge Quote: “The general knowledge of time on…”

The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind.

December 7, 2019 1871, April 16, Irish, John Millington Synge, Quotes by Poets

George Berkeley Quote: “That thing of hell and eternal…”

That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man.

December 6, 2019 1685, George Berkeley, Irish, March 12, Quotes by Philosophers

Seamus Heaney Quote: “The day I entered St Columb’s…”

The day I entered St Columb’s College, my parents bought me a Conway Stewart pen. It was a special afternoon, of course. We were going to be parting that evening; they were aware of it, I was aware of it, nothing much was said about it.

December 4, 2019 1939, April 13, Irish, Quotes by Poets, Seamus Heaney

John Millington Synge Quote: “It gave me a moment of…”

It gave me a moment of exquisite satisfaction to find myself moving away from civilisation in this rude canvas canoe of a model that has served primitive races since men first went to sea.

December 3, 2019 1871, April 16, Irish, John Millington Synge, Quotes by Poets

Robert Emmet Quote: “I have much to say why…”

I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has been heaped upon it.

December 2, 2019 1780, Irish, March 4, Quotes by Activists, Robert Emmet

William Butler Yeats Quote: “The light of lights looks always…”

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

December 1, 2019 1865, Irish, June 13, Quotes by Poets, William Butler Yeats

Ali Hewson Quote: “Business is tough, and the fashion…”

Business is tough, and the fashion industry is particularly tough.

November 28, 2019 1961, Ali Hewson, Irish, March 23, Quotes by Activists

Seamus Heaney Quote: “Poems that come swiftly are usually…”

Poems that come swiftly are usually the ones that you keep.

November 27, 2019 1939, April 13, Irish, Quotes by Poets, Seamus Heaney

Thomas Moore Quote: “Though an angel should write, still…”

Though an angel should write, still ’tis devils must print.

November 25, 2019 1779, Irish, May 28, Quotes by Poets, Thomas Moore

Patrick Kavanagh Quote: “How strange a thing like that…”

How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life.

November 19, 2019 1904, Irish, October 21, Patrick Kavanagh, Quotes by Poets

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