In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected
constantly occurs. John Pentland Mahaffy
Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde
A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home
to find it. George Moore
Alcohol is a very necessary article. It enables Parliament to do
things at eleven at night that no sane person would do at eleven in the
morning. George Bernard Shaw
These things I warmly wish for you: Someone to love, some work to
do, A bit o' sun, a bit o' cheer, And a guardian angel always near. Irish
Blessing
Will and Guy's Selection of Quotes By Irish Men and Women
If Will and Guy have a specialty, then it's seeking variety, and that
what you will find in these our ten favourite, clean and funny Irish
Quotations for St Patrick's Day.
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in
eternity. Sean O'Casey
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted.
Soccer superstar George Best
If you could drink dreams like the Irish streams Then the world
would be high as the mountain of Mourne In the Pool they told us the
story How the English divided the land... John Lennon, "The
Luck of the Irish" (song)
I only drink on two occasions - When I am thirsty and when I'm not
thirsty. Brendan Behan
Ireland is a peculiar society in the sense that it was a nineteenth
century society up to about 1970 and then it almost bypassed the
twentieth century. John McGahern
I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.
Edna O'Brien
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
Jonathan Swift
The Irish are a very fair people, they never speak well of one
another. James Boswell
The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots
haven't seen the joke yet. Oliver Herford
A turkey never voted for an early Christmas. Irish Proverb
May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven
Half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
Alternative Irish Toast:
Here's
to our wives and girlfriends: May they never meet!
More Amusing Irish Toasts
May the dust of your carriage wheels blind the eyes of your foes.
May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.
May your fire never go out.
May your well never run dry.
Sláinte: Irish Gaelic and pronounced 'slawn-cha' means health, much
the same as 'cheers'.
May we be alive at this time next year.
May the roof above you never fall in and those gathered beneath it
never fall out.
A bird with one wing can't fly - said to encourage someone to take a
second drink.
May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.
♣
Irish Blessings - For the Home:
Walls for the wind, And a roof for the rain, And drinks beside the fire - Laughter to cheer you And those you love near you, And all that your heart may desire!
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