Quotes About Heritage

All my people are from Ireland. I was born in Manchester, but I am Irish.

I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.

There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s.

I've always been fond of my heritage, particularly my Irish heritage. But I'm also from all over the world.

We used to speak Irish - Gaelic Irish - around the dinner table, but over the years, we lost that.

I am a proud Englishman, having been born and raised in London. However, I am just as proud of my family's Irish heritage and my affinity and connection with the country.

My lineage is partially Irish.

I've been really inspired by my roots - my ancestors and Irish history.

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

When I was growing up, for example, everybody on our street was Irish. And all the girls did Irish step dancing. It was pre-Lord of the Dance - it was before anybody knew what gillys were - but we did, and there was such pride among the members of my family and people I grew up with.

I love battles. I think it's part of the Irish in me.

I am half Bengali and half Irish by birth.

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

The Irish are just good people, they always have been.

I can only have admiration for the Irish as a nation.

People know I'm from Ireland or have Irish roots.

My mom's family was 100 percent Irish, in the American way of being Irish, and then my dad was half Irish.

I'm an Irish guy who loves his music.

I still identify as Irish. But I'm a Londoner too. It really is a great place to grow up.

I come from a blue-collar, Irish Catholic, pro-Kennedy, pro-union family of Democrats.

I'm from an Irish Catholic family.

I grew up in a big, blended Irish Catholic family just outside of Los Angeles.

It's ironic that no matter where I go, I meet people from Brooklyn. I'm proud of that heritage. It's where I'm from, who I am.

History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.