Michael Joseph Barry (1817 – 23 January 1889) was an Irish poet, author, and political figure.

Quotes

  • But whether on the scaffold high
    Or in the battle's van,
    The fittest place where man can die
    Is where he dies for man!
    • The Dublin Nation, Sept. 28, 1844, Vol. ii. p. 809, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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