:: 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.
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