Go mall bagartha. Slowly, threatening
Is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón - It’s often a person’s mouth that breaks their nose.
I think in the late 80s boxes of matches were carrying old Irish proverbs and we would bring the EMPTY box into school to talk/ learn about them… the above one always struck a chord with me, given that I was a cheeky bastard — I haven’t had my nose broken, yet.
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aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile
Takes a beetle to know a beetle
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I know a beetle.
An rud is annamh is iontach. What’s rare is wonderful.
The Limerick hurling motto
On the buntuas, when the fox got into the hen house there was "Ri Ra agus ruaile buaile "
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Is fear macanta e.
I still know all the words and tune to
Oifig an phoist
Sin siopa mor deas
An fear taobh istigh
Den cuntar mor glas
Stampa ceithre pingin
A deir maimi go deas
Etc.
I do often sing it to myself as I go about my business.
It’s a little tradition of mine.
Must have been first class I learned it in.
Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire
Ta an athas orm an corn seo a glacadh ar son foireann. …
Fear Gorm
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Bhi an ghrian ag taitneamh go h’ard da speir
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin.
That was good story, must look it up.
My favourite was “Bhi an ghrain ag spalpadh na clocha”
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Ginnmhillleadh. Abortion.
If we ever put alainn or athas anywhere in our weekly 4 page Irish essay we’d get a clout. And we were told never to use one word where 3 could be used. Eg bhi athas orm would be replaced with bhi gliondair an domhain orm. We all got honors in our leaving cert.
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Is maith liom tae ach is fear liom bainne
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Fear sneachta bán, hata ar a cheann…