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Irish Proverbs
 

 

Listen


Éist le fuaim na habhannagus gheobhfaidh tú breac.

Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.


Sine Qua Non


Health is better than wealth.


Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte.


G and T




Women do not drink liquor but it disappears when they are present.


Light Hearted


A light heart lives a long time.

Maireann croi eadrom a bhfad.


Sleep Easy


Sleep is the first sign of recovery.

Tosach sláinte codladh.


Viva


Health to the men and may the women live forever


Sláinte chuig na fir agus go maire na mná go deo!


Cupid's Arrow


It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.


Breathe In


Don't keep your tongue under your belt.


Soap Opera


It is a lonely washing that has no man's shirt in it.


Is uaigneach an níochán nach mbíonn léine ann.


The Truth

A proverb cannot be refuted.

Ní féidir an seanfhocal a shárú.


Mountains Don't Talk

The people encounter one another,but the hills never meet (nor the mountains).

Castar na daoine ar a chéile,ach ní chastar na cnoic (ná na sléibhte).


Brains


Three kinds of brains:a running brain,a rock brain,a wax brain.


Trí saghas incheann:inchinn reatha,inchinn cloiche,inchinn chéarach.


No Demon in the Drink

God with us and a drink, and may I never be poor.


Never Say Die


Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die.