Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
hound
As the big hound is, so will the pup be.
crows learns
As the old cock crows the young cock learns
dog dogs good homes
A dog with two homes is never any good
fiddle older sweeter tune
The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune
corners knows
A new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows the corners
dress good rogue sly
A sly rogue is often in good dress
daughter son takes till
A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.
hat lose man
Any man can lose his hat in a fairy-wind
grows quarrel shake sour words
A quarrel is like buttermilk, once it's out of the churn; the more you shake it, the more sour it grows
corn field green praise ripe
Praise the ripe field not the green corn
again box empty fill
You must empty a box before you fill it again
beggar danger thief
The thief is no danger to the beggar
goat silk
Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat
beggar horseback
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll gallop