Proverbes et citations irlandaises

– Nuair ata an cat amuigh bionn na luch ag damhsa

(A silent mouth is agreable)

– Nuair ata an cat amuigh bionn na luch ag damhsa

(When th cat is away, the mice will play)

– Ni thagann ciall roimh aois

(Sense does not come before age)

– An rud is annamh is iontach

(What is seldom is wonderful)

– Bionn adharca fada ar na ba thar lear

(Cattle in faraway lands have long horns)

– Tus maith leath na hoibre

(A good start is half the work)

– Aithnionn eiarog ciarog eile

(One beettle recognises another)

– In ndiaidh a cheile a thogtar na caisleain

(It is one after another that the castles are built)

– Is maith an scáthán súil charad

(A friend’s eye is a good mirror)

– Pós bean ón sliabh agus pósfaidh tú an sliabh

(Marry a woman from the mountain and you’ll marry the mountain.)