Irish Wit, Wisdom & Humor

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, I am delighted to include below some fun and favorite quotes from the new book, Irish Wit, Wisdom & Humor: The Complete Collection of Irish Jokes, One-Liners & Witty Sayings. <– this is an affiliate link if you choose to purchase this book (or anything else on Amazon while clicking through this link) I will make a small commission fee.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with These Top 10 Quotes Selected from Irish Wit, Wisdom, & Humor

“Irish is English set to music.” —Mary Michael Malloy

“Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.” —James Joyce

“In Ireland the inevitable never happens but the impossible always does.” —John P. Mahaffy

“You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.” —Hal Roach

“Every St. Patrick’s Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.” —Shane Leslie

“Ireland is a little Russia in which the longest way round is the shortest way home.” —George Moore

“I finally found a diet that works in Ireland. I only eat when the weather’s good.” —Hal Roach

“Irishmen are street angels and house devils.” —Edna O’Brien

“What is an Irishman but a mere machine for converting potatoes into human nature?” —Edward Kenealy

“Let me make a prediction now: the twenty-first century will be the Age of the Irish.” —Mary McAleese

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Looking for some recipes for St. Patrick’s Day?  Then check out our Cheesy Shepherd’s Pie, our Spinach Banana Muffins and our Irish Cream Brownies.

IRISH WIT, WISDOM AND HUMOR
The Complete Collection of Irish Jokes, One-Liners & Witty Sayings 
Written by Gerd De Ley
978-1-57826-734-7, $15.00 paperback

Published by Hatherleigh Press.
Distributed through Penguin Random House.
Available wherever books are sold.
www.hatherleighpress.com