Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
applied fire stone
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
friends-or-friendship lack
There is no need like the lack of a friend.
speaks tongue truth
Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth
caught fish sea
There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught
ceases hand heart pray
When the hand ceases to scatter, the heart ceases to pray
goat silk
Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat
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
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
fool fools-and-foolishness
There is no fool who has not his own kind of sense