“The women of Ireland have always been the guardians of its faith and its traditions.”

Honouring women as custodians of cultural memory and spiritual life · Essayistic prose on Ireland

• Faith
• Memory

“A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.”

A sharp observation on pride, love, and the difficulty of accepting indebtedness · Commonly attributed aphorism

• Love
• Truth

“The old beliefs, the old traditions, and the old legends of Ireland are not dead, but live in the hearts of the people.”

Affirming the continuity of cultural memory and inherited belief · Essayistic prose on Irish folklore

• Faith
• Memory