Northern Ireland Quotes: top 48 famous quotes about Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Quotes & Sayings

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In Northern Ireland, if you don't have basic Christianity, rather than merely religion, all you get out of the experience of living is bitterness. — Bernadette Devlin

A person from Northern Ireland is naturally cautious. — Seamus Heaney

I was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well away from the Troubles. — James Nesbitt

I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland — Gerry Adams

It's strange coming back to Northern Ireland, but it feels like a home away from home. — Sean Bean

In Northern Ireland, helicopters are not usually used to promote poetry. — Seamus Heaney

I think the Northern Ireland accent is one of the most beautiful in the world. — Colum McCann

Much is said about English severity, but not a word about Irish provocation. — Robert Peel

I believe that Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule. — Ian Paisley

We're on the verge of civil war in Northern Ireland. Why? Because if you take away the forums of democracy you don't have anything left. — Ian Paisley

It was amazing that I was ever elected. — Ian Paisley

The flight I'm most excited about is the one that takes me back to Northern Ireland to visit family and friends. — Rory McIlroy

All the way through, we have been willing to take risks, provided at the end of it we can get a decent lasting settlement in Northern Ireland — Tony Blair

Men, once enemies, are now jointly governing in Northern Ireland. And although there have been several hitches, by and large it's working well. — Betty Williams

Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way. — Barry McGuigan

Literalness, however, is not the substance from which human culture is made. — Begona Aretxaga

Northern Ireland are ten minutes away from their finest victory. There's 15 minutes to go here. — John Motson

You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it. — George J. Mitchell

TV sounds are all the same; there's no difference between the sound of the wind in Northern Ireland and the wind on a Polynesian island. — Ryu Murakami

John Irwin became one of the greatest peace workers in Northern Ireland. — Betty Williams

Jonny Evans plays sort of international football with Northern Ireland — Phil Thompson

Anyone born and bred in Northern Ireland can't be too optimistic. — Seamus Heaney

We dont vote in Northern Ireland for what we want, we vote against what we dont want. — David

Northern Ireland has treated me well, you know? — James Nesbitt

But this was Northern Ireland in 1981 which was slightly less conservative than, say, Salem in 1692 — Adrian McKinty

That's football, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven't scored but England have had no chances and scored twice. — Trevor Brooking

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination. — John Hume

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability. — Hillary Clinton

I loved my time growing up in Northern Ireland doing youth drama, that is where it all began for me. — James Nesbitt

Northern Ireland is the world's best kept secret, both in the character of its people and its scenery. — Liam Neeson

I believe that the Union Flag should change now to reflect the four nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales — Ian Lucas

Ever since I left Northern Ireland, I've always been pretty comfortable on my own, which contradicts a lot of people's perceptions of me. — James Nesbitt

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry. — Jessie Ware

People in Northern Ireland vote for their church, they don't vote with their heads; it is ridiculous. — Frank Carson

If Northern Ireland had better weather, it would be like New Zealand. It's an immensely beautiful country. — Ian Beattie

If peace came it would have to do so when there had been time to allow the hatred to grow out of people's thinking. — Sara Sheridan

I think a lot of us who grew up in Northern Ireland weren't politicised enough, frankly. — James Nesbitt

It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it. — Liam Neeson

I'm involved in Northern Ireland Screen and have been for a long time, so I keep my eyes open and ears to the ground. — Kenneth Branagh

I was born in Northern Ireland in 1951. I lived most of my life there until 1986 or 1987. — Paul Muldoon

Northern Ireland were in white, which was quite appropriate because three inches of snow had to be cleared from the pitch before kick off — John Motson

Queen's University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond. — Liam Neeson

In Northern Ireland, I truly, effortlessly, knew who I was. I knew where I belonged. I felt completely and utterly secure. — Kenneth Branagh

There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either. — James Callaghan

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict. — Peter Mandelson

Loyalism, or Unionism, or Protestantism, or whatever you want to call it, in Northern Ireland - it operates not as a class system, but a caste system. — Seamus Heaney

Your name is Sanchez, what are you doing playing for Northern Ireland? — Lawrie Sanchez

Northern Ireland is part of Ireland, not Britain, as can clearly be seen from aerial photographs. — Jeremy Hardy