The English are not happy unless they are miserable, the Irish are not at peace unless they are at war, and the Scots are not at home unless they are abroad. George Orwell
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another. Samuel Johnson
An Irishman’s heart is nothing but his imagination. George Bernard Shaw
The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get depressed; they have to be sad at funerals, which is easy, so they get happy. Peggy Noonan