John Ireland

John Ireland may refer to:

  • John Ireland (priest) (1761–1842), Anglican philanthropist and Dean of Westminster
  • John Ireland (politician) (1827–1896), American politician
  • John Ireland (bishop) (1838–1918), American religious leader and academic
  • John Ireland (composer) (1879–1962), English composer
  • John Ireland (actor) (1914–1992), Canadian-born actor and director
  • John de Courcy Ireland (1911–2006), Irish historian and activist
  • John Ireland (sportscaster), American sportscaster

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or ireland:

    “Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations, as all other causes combined.”
    —John Abbott. The Mother at Home; or the Principles of Maternal Duty, John Abbott, Crocker and Brewster (1833)

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