At work, if something had happened, it was always 'effin Irish' this and 'effin Irish' that, especially from the older men, and they didn't care if you heard or not.
It was always a pleasure to open the Irish Times and discover that he had written a rebarbative column or book review.
Much more than the national identities it consolidated -- English, Irish, German -- it was always defined by a palpable contrast, especially with African-American slaves and victims of segregation.
"Fans considered themselves Scottish but were proud of their Irish roots, so it was always going to be difficult for the club to avoid some of the controversies that came up".
For an Irish person, it's always there, the way it is for, say, a Cuban.
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"It is always good to play with those guys off that [Lions] tour as I'm sure the Irish boys will agree it was a memorable tour.
A childhood acquaintance (too nervous to let me use his name) recalled him "as the kid who was always eager to be Irish, to learn Irish, to play the Irish sports, but he was never tops".
Part of him, London or Irish, was always the solid citizen who favoured home rule: Because one feels that here at least one can Do local work which is not at the world's mercy And that on this tiny stage with luck a man Might see the end of one particular action.
Though Smith always considered himself, and in turn was always considered, to be of Irish descent, he was also part German and part Italian.
