Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
growth matter tall
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
advice cherries fools pigs scholars-and-scholarship
Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools
enemies fifty house outside within
Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within
dig fall grave others
If you dig a grave for others you may fall into it yourself
cow garden gets nice till
Everyone is nice till the cow gets into the garden
bright chimney future proverbs sweep
May you have a bright future - as the chimney sweep said to his son.
heals herb
The herb that can't be got is the one that heals
cabin castle food hungry plenty
A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle
beggar danger thief
The thief is no danger to the beggar
goat silk
Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat
corners knows
A new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows the corners
crows learns
As the old cock crows the young cock learns
follow king
He who can follow his own will is a king
cat good
It's for her own good that the cat purrs