"The broad scientific history which shows us as a branch of the Aryan race that played a big part in early European history, and later, as a nation isolated politically from the rest of Europe, but having every interchange with outside nations which progress demanded, receiving and giving, must take the place of the date book and the agony column style of history which has taught Irishmen to hate their foes but not to love each other."

Pearse, A Matter Of Education, From An Claidheamh Soluis, July 24, 1909.

Rebuts R.M Douglas' contention that interest in the Indo-Europeans was alien to Ireland.

Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill returned to Ireland in 1642 aboard the St. Francis, a ship purchased with funds from the Irish Franciscans in Louvain. Fr.O'Hartigan's remark "this frigate bears the Irish harp in a green field" is considered the earliest reference to the green harp flag