The romantic vision of Ireland is not universally shared. It is sometimes rejected even by its most famous sons...
O stony grey soil of Monaghan
The laugh from my love you thieved.
Stony Grey Soil, Patrick Kavanagh 1904-1967.
...my sentimental regard for Ireland does not include the capital.
Immaturity, George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950.
From the Appletree Press title: A Little Book of Irish Quotations.
Also from Appletree: Famous Irish Lives, Famous Irish Writers and the A Little Book of Irish Sayings.
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