| :: Irish Sayings/Proverbs :: |
| Here are some Irish proverbs, Seanfhocal |
| N�l aon tint�an mar do thint�an f�in. There's no place like home. Scileann f�on f�rinne. Lit. Wine lets out the truth. Is fear rith maith n� drochsheasamh. A good run is better than a bad stand. Fillean meal ar an meallaire. Evil returns to the evil doer. Aithn�onn c�ar�g c�ar�g eile. Lit. One beetle recognices another beetle N� h� l� na gaoithe l� na scolb. A windy day is not the day to be fixing your thatch (roof). N� bac le mac an bhacaigh is n� bacfaidh mac an bhacaigh leat. Don't bother with the beggars son and he won't bother with you. Nuair at� an cat amuigh b�onn na luch ag damhsa. When the cat is away, the mice will play. (Lit dance) Meallan muilte D� go mall ach meallan siad go mion. God's mill may grind slowly, but it grinds finely. |