Famous quotes containing the words history of, history and/or ireland:
“Perhaps universal history is the history of the diverse intonation of some metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
“The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ...”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)