Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
friends-or-friendship lack
There is no need like the lack of a friend.
crows learns
As the old cock crows the young cock learns
craft destroys learn learning
It destroys the craft not to learn it
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
destroys drop harm last
It's the first drop that destroys you - there's no harm at all in the last
beggar horseback
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll gallop
dead doctor patient time
It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead
next sure
If you come up in this world be sure not to go down in the next
delay edge stop tool
It's no delay to stop to edge the tool
bed early gets name rising stay until
He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.