“It is Patrick the Legend, of course, who is most engaging and comes to us as something of a happy Celtic party monster.”
Charles M. Madigan
“Remember, the Irish luck is never too far. Happy St. Patrick's Day!”
Derek Adrian James
“The question is, does [special prosecutor Patrick] Fitzgerald know who the source was? Of course. He's known for years who the first source is. If he knows the source, why didn't he indict him? Because no crime was committed.”
Robert Novak
“May the good Saints protect you and bless you today, and may troubles ignore you each step of the way.”
Irish Blessings
“The Gaelic League is founded not upon hatred of England, but upon love of Ireland. Hatred is a negative passion; it is powerful - a very powerful destroyer; but it is useless for building up. Love, on the other hand, is like faith; it can move mountains, and faith, we have mountains to move.”
Douglas Hyde
“Don't be surprised if I demur, for, be advised my passport's green. No glass of ours was ever raised to toast The Queen.”
Seamus Heaney
“All things bright and beautiful, / All creatures great and small, / All things wise and wonderful,/ The Lord God made them all.”
Cecil Frances Alexander
