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Irish Proverbs!
Irish Proverbs... I'd love to hear one from all of ye'
They bring great wit and wisdom into the air as soon as one is spoke.
Hears one I love:
Yesterday is history,
Tommorow is a mystery,
And today is a gift, thats why it ia called the present.
They bring great wit and wisdom into the air as soon as one is spoke.
Hears one I love:
Yesterday is history,
Tommorow is a mystery,
And today is a gift, thats why it ia called the present.
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Permalink Reply by Tim on -
Isn't that the truth, you've written above?
"Molann an obair an fear." (The work praises the man).
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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how about:
"Ni dheanfach an saol capall ras d'asal." (all the world would not make a racehorse from an ass").
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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I like that one....
"Tri rudai faoin ol:e ol, e iompair, agus e ioc." (Three things about the drink: to drink it, to hold it and to pay for it).
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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indeed!!!!
"Bionn chuile dhuine lach go dteann bo ina gharrai." (everyone is sociable until a cow invades his garden).
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"Nior dhun Dia doras riamh nar oscail Se ceann eile>" (God never closed one door without opening another.)
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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Cad e mar ata tu, Deragonn?
"Snathan fada, tailliur falsa." (A long thread; a lazy tailor)
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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go raith maith agat---go dtuga Dia fairsinge do chroi i gconai duit.
"Ni he na gaoithe la na scolb." (the windy day is not the day for scallops)
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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"Nollaig bhrea a dheanann reilig teann." (a fat christmas makes for a tight graveyard)
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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on -
that one of my favorite !
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