" Sick and tired of these Irish stereotypes. When I finish this drink I'm going to punch someone."
anonymous Irishman ... overheard on St Patrick's Day 1976 at Red White's Bar in Swisvale, PA .
“Ultimately you will discover that he is, quite simply and without pose, a compound of gentleman and tramp, hermit and wanderer, scholar and ignoramus, realist and idealist, and of many other things as well—in short, a seeker of beauty and a believer in the dominion of reason over imagination.”
― Maurice Walsh. "The Key Above The Door"
"It is not those who inflict the most, but those who endure the most who will triumph" Terence McSwiney, died 1925 Brixton prison. 74 day hunger strike. Lord mayor of Cork.