Irish Proverbs
Irish Proverbs
cow proverbs
Often a cow does not take after its breed.
coward coward-and-cowardice dead minute proverbs rest
It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.
loan proverbs
It's beter than the loan you couldn't get.
hard marrow proverbs
What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.
age-and-aging man mature proverbs running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man --and after that, praying.
pot proverbs salmon trout
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
ink lasts longer martyrs proverbs scholars
A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood.
blind good nod proverbs wink
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
beggar horseback proverbs
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll go on a gallop.
addition great proverbs
A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe.
best boys friend mother proverbs stronger
A boys best friend is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.
bad hen proverbs scratch
Its a bad hen that won't scratch herself.
beard fine goats mistake proverbs
Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail.
man pity proverbs
Pity the man who has a stranger's spancel on him.