Top Ten Funny Irish Drinking Quotes

Much has been said about drinking and the Irish culture. While sterotypes such as these can be harmful, they can also be funny.  I don't mean to advance any negative stereotypes that suggest that people of Irish decent drink too much, but only to bring out the humor in such stereotypes, whether or not they be accurate.  So please enjoy this fine selection of Irish drinking quotes.

A statesman is an easy man, he tells his lies by rote.

A journalist invents his lies, and rams them down your throat.

So stay at home and drink your beer and let the neighbors vote.

William Butler Yeats

In heaven there is no beer...

That's why we drink ours here.

When I get a very generous introduction like that I explain that I'm emotionally moved, but on the other hand I'm Irish and the Irish are very emotionally moved. My mother is Irish and she cries during beer commercials.

~ Barry McCaffrey

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world.

~ Ed McMahon

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.

~ Alex Levine

Many people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one.

~ Spike Milligan

I know I've got Irish blood because I wake up everyday with a hangover.

~ Noel Gallagher

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk,they're sober.

~W.B.Yeats

Work is the curse of the drinking class.

~ Oscar Wilde

Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy.

~ Frank Sinatra

Hopefully you enjoyed these funny Irish drinking quotes.  If you know of any other funny Irish drinking quotes please share them by leaving a comment below.