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Irish Proverbs
 

 

Mummy's Boy


A boys best friend is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.


One for the Road


Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbor. It makes you shoot at your landlord and it makes you miss him.


Seasons Greetings


A turkey never voted for an early Christmas


All That Glitters


A handful of skill is better than a bagful of gold


Journey's Friend


Two shorten the road.


Oink Oink


Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to a fool


Unwelcome Guests


Everyone is sociable until a cow invades their garden


Doctor's Orders


What butter or whiskey does not cure cannot be cured


No Worries


"Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening, and live everyday as if it were your last."


Walk the Talk


If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.


Sweet Dreams


There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience


Cold Feet


Only stretch your foot to the length of your blanket


Which Way To Turn


Many will show you the way once your cart has overturned


Two for Tea


It's easy to halve the potato where there's love.


A clean sweep


You'll find no moss on the well swept path


Have a Heart


The light heart lives long.


Ripe


The reddest tomato is not always the sweetest


Gather Round


People live in each other's shelter


Back To School


The schoolhouse bell sounds bitter in youth and sweet in old age.


Follow the Recipe


It's no use boiling your cabbage twice


Greedy Greedy


If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at who He gives it to


Woof Woof


The old dog for the hard road and leave the pup on the path


Tea Up!


Beauty won't make the kettle boil


The Pig's No Fool


You may as well give cherries to a pig as advice to a fool.


Swimmingly


You won't learn to swim on the kitchen floor.


Easy Now


God is good but don't dance in a curragh


Safety First


Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot


Pointless Paddling


If it's drowning you're after, don't torment yourself with shallow water


Big and Small


The world's a very big place but the people in it are very small