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Gaelic Proverbs and Sayings
Hello all. I have been doing some research, and I have found some more Irish blessings and sayings. In fact I have found so many good things, I had to split this page up. Now this page will have Irish sayings and proverbs and another page will have Irish blessings<. Make sure you come back to visit. This stuff is great fun. Please sign the guess book or drop me an email. I would really like to hear from some of my visitors!
Irish Proverbs
Irish
Diplomacy is the ability to
tell a man to go to hell so that he looks forward to making the
trip.
An Irishman has an abiding sense of tragedy which sustains
him through temporary periods of joy.
Life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make
it!
A trout
in the pot is better than a
salmon in the sea
Humor to a
man is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy to get
but gives great comfort.
There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied
down.
A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.
A boys best
friend is his mother and
there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.
If you lie
down with dogs you'll rise with
fleas.
An old broom
knows the dirty corners best
!
To the
raven her own chick is
white.
It s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are
leaking.
As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters
never point in the wrong direction.
A friend's
eye is a good mirror.
A silent mouth is melodious.
Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die.
Even a small thorn causes festering.
If you want to be criticized, marry.
It is not a secret if it is known by three people.
The work praises the man.
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your
grandfather was
Irish
Sayings
to someone who committed
some small fault
'Tis only a stepmother would
blame you.'
of a tall, large
woman
That's a fine doorful of a
woman.
of a gossiper
She has a tongue that would
clip a hedge.
of a poor, thin
creature
The breath is only just in and
out of him, and the grass doesn't know of him walking over it.
of a coarse, ill-mannered
person using poor language
What would you expect out of a
pig but a grunt?
on trying to change a
stubborn person's mind
You might as well be whistling
jigs to a milestone
of very bad music
Aw, that's the tune the old cow
died of.
of one who overstays their
welcome
If that man went to a wedding,
he'd stay for the christening.
of a talkative
person
That man would talk the teeth
out of a saw.
of a person who paid too
much for a cow
He bought every hair in her
tail.
of a clever thief
He'd steal the sugar out of
your punch.
said of a woman who had made
a bad marriage
She burnt her coal and did not
warm herself.
of bad aim in
shooting
He wouldn't hit a hole in a
ladder.
of an impish
child
That one suffers from a double
dose of original sin.
of an unfortunate
one
He is always in the field when
luck is on the road.
of very wet
weather
It's a fine day for young
ducks.
of someone who always plans
carefully
If he's not fishing he's
mending his nets.
Some of this is from
Island Irish.
 Shamrock Fields: A Celebration of St. Patrick's Day
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