Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
bed early gets name rising stay until
He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.
fool fools-and-foolishness
There is no fool who has not his own kind of sense
death ireland life wet
Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland
delay edge stop tool
It's no delay to stop to edge the tool
bit bring company earth great heaven irish people
The Irish - Be they kings, or poets, or farmers, They're a people of great worth, They keep company with the angels, And bring a bit of heaven here to earth
dig fall grave others
If you dig a grave for others you may fall into it yourself
lucky
If you're lucky enough to be Irish, then you're lucky enough.
next sure
If you come up in this world be sure not to go down in the next
god opens
If God shuts one door, He opens another
good luck misfortune rolling tides
Good luck comes in slender currents, misfortune in a rolling tides
belief believe god love sun
I believe in the sun when it's not shining, I believe in love even when I feel it not, I believe in God even when he is silent.
full hungry needs understand
The full person does not understand the needs of the hungry
heals herb
The herb that can't be got is the one that heals
bad good retreat stand
A good retreat is better than a bad stand