Ireland National Football

Famous quotes containing the words ireland, national and/or football:

    “There is no topic ... more soporific and generally boring than the topic of Ireland as Ireland, as a nation.”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    “His mind was strong and clear, his will was unwavering, his convictions were uncompromising, his imagination was powerful enough to invest all plans of national policy with a poetic charm.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “In this dream that dogs me I am part
    Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
    Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
    All moving the same way.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)