What gives me the greatest satisfaction and pride, being of Irish descent, is the realization that even today this very small island still s...
This is not the land of my birth, but it is the land for which I hold the greatest affection and I certainly will come back in the springtim...
If the day was clear enough, and if you went down to the bay, and you looked west, and your sight was good enough, you would see Boston, Mas...
So this has been really the high point of our trip.
Ireland is an unusual place.
So I must say that though other days may not be so bright as we look toward the future, the brightest days will continue to be those in whic...
I said, 'What is this county noted for?' and he said, 'It is noted for its beautiful women and its fast horses.'
Well, I will tell you, they have been among the best citizens and they behave themselves very well, and you would be proud of them.
I am going to come back and see old Shannon's face again, and I am taking, as I go back to America, all of you with me.
It has fulfilled in the past a very special role.
Even though a good many years have passed since most of them left, they still remain and retain the strongest sentiments of affection for th...
Here in Ireland the word 'freedom,' the word 'independence,' the whole sentiment of a nation is perhaps stronger than it is almost any place...
So Ireland is a very special place.
This is a great country, with a great people, and I know that when I am back in Washington, while I will not see you, I will see you in my m...
You send us home covered with gifts which we can barely carry, but most of all you send us home with the warmest memories of you and of your...
I WANT to express my thanks to the County Council and this is where we all say goodbye.
It is in a very real sense the mother of a great many people, a great many millions of people, and in a sense a great many nations.
If you ever come to America, come to Washington and tell them, if they wonder who you are at the gate, that you come from Galway.
