Every St. Patrick’s Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
That’s what the holidays are for – for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn’t that the Irish way?
A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano.
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.