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“So does nobody care about Ireland?"
"Nobody. Neither King Louis, nor King Billie, nor King James." He nodded thoughtfully. "The fate of Ireland will be decided by men not a single one of whom gives a damn about her. That is her tragedy.”
― The Rebels of Ireland
"Nobody. Neither King Louis, nor King Billie, nor King James." He nodded thoughtfully. "The fate of Ireland will be decided by men not a single one of whom gives a damn about her. That is her tragedy.”
― The Rebels of Ireland
“There was a certain untamed energy about the west of Ireland – full of tragedy and struggle, sown with the flesh of the departed.”
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“Limerick gained a reputation for piety, but we knew it was only the rain.”
― Angela’s Ashes
― Angela’s Ashes
“You were so intent on what your purpose would be. I remember it nearly word for word."
"Recite it for me then, my Lainna."
She smiled a warm, soft smile, and her eyes filled with light.
"You would waken in your bedchamber with your lady beside you...”
― The Farrier's Daughter
"Recite it for me then, my Lainna."
She smiled a warm, soft smile, and her eyes filled with light.
"You would waken in your bedchamber with your lady beside you...”
― The Farrier's Daughter
“She took the sea with her
Not beaches but the grey
relentless Irish sea,
its rhythm and the crying gulls.”
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Not beaches but the grey
relentless Irish sea,
its rhythm and the crying gulls.”
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