Irishness is not primarily a question of birth – Conor Cruise O’Brien

Posted on June 5th, 2009 in Irish quotes and quotations by Leprechaun

Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it.
Conor Cruise O’Brien

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  1. Mike said,

    on June 7th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    Conor Cruise….What a sorry sorry excuse for an Irishman…he mauled the Irish spirit….

  2. Dave said,

    on June 12th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    Why do you say that, Mike?

  3. Adda Leah Davis said,

    on January 1st, 2010 at 9:19 am

    My book reveals a form of mauling but the longing for Ireland is still in the blood. I like this.

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