Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
destroys drop harm last
It's the first drop that destroys you - there's no harm at all in the last
barrel contains drop retain wine
A barrel that contains the wine will retain the drop in its staves.
count instead joys
Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes.
dirty door shine tin
Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty door
fear fine rage
Fear is a fine spur, so is rage
corn field green praise ripe
Praise the ripe field not the green corn
goat silk
Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat
beggar horseback
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll gallop
both enemy friend
Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die.
enemies fifty house outside within
Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within
good
Better one good thing that is than two good things that were
beggar danger thief
The thief is no danger to the beggar
hound
As the big hound is, so will the pup be.
crows learns
As the old cock crows the young cock learns