I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in the veins, but I love the place.
Nationality is a very curious thing. The blood is Scots and the temperament is Scots, but I am, in fact, 100% American.
I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics.
Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me.
My parents are Irish, my grandparents are Irish, my great-grandparents are Irish. I was born in England; my blood is Irish.
I'm tri-racial: African-American, Native American and Euro - that's the Scotch-Irish part.
I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the best of our reason and curiosity.
Controversy is always a beautiful thing. I love controversy and I try to fan it as much as I can without having my husband's head pop off!
The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.
I'm very proud of my Scottish blood.