Your Favourite Irish Saying...

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21/02/2005, 3:17 PM
Peadar

Your Favourite Irish Saying...

Ok, the rules are simple.
The saying must be written in Irish first with a general English translation.
Spelling isn't overly important.
If you don't have the Irish, look it up before posting.

To get the ball rolling...

Glac bog an saol agus glacfaidh an saol bog t�.
Take the world nice and easy, and the world will take you the same.

N� dh�anfaidh smaoineamh an treabhadh duit.
You'll never plough a field turning it over in your mind.
21/02/2005, 3:21 PM
liam88

Go n-ithe an cat th�, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat

Bit mean but....

Go laga� galar t�g�lach do chro�
May an infectious disease weaken your heart
21/02/2005, 3:26 PM
gustavo

bionn bl�s ar an mbeag�n
A little bite can taste delicious
21/02/2005, 3:28 PM
blobbyblob

One for the FAI

Ni heolais go haontios
There is no knowledge without unity
21/02/2005, 3:35 PM
Eire06

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam88

Go n-ithe an cat th�, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat

Thats my fav too always lmao when I hear it....

Eireann go Brach
Ireland Forever

T�r gan teanga, t�r gan anam
A country without a language is a county without a soul

N� glac pioc comhairle gan comhairle ban.
Never take advice without a woman's guidance
21/02/2005, 3:47 PM
Ruairi

I always liked, mainly for the way it rolls off the tounge.

N� h� l� na b�ist� l� na bp�ist�

which doesnt really have a direct translation really, just rainy days arent days for children.
21/02/2005, 4:01 PM
strangeirish

Is maith an sc�th�n s�il charad.

A friend's eye is a good mirror.
21/02/2005, 4:07 PM
liam88

Tiocfaidh Ar La.......
:D :eek: ;) joking
21/02/2005, 7:39 PM
�anna

I was waiting for someone to say that liam! But you forgot your fadas!!!! :eek:

I always liked "N�l neart go chur le ch�ile"

there's strength in unity
21/02/2005, 9:26 PM
liam88

Quote:

Originally Posted by �anna

I was waiting for someone to say that liam! But you forgot your fadas!!!! :eek:

I always liked "N�l neart go chur le ch�ile"

there's strength in unity

Fadas? (sorry)
Nah I just thought I'd say it before anyone else did just to keep it as a joke and make sure this wasn't another political thread :o
We all know i'm not really into that stuff :eek: :D
Like the strength in unity one-sort of united we stand kind of thign-good stuff :D
21/02/2005, 9:43 PM
Beavis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peadar

N� dh�anfaidh smaoineamh an treabhadh duit.
You'll never plough a field turning it over in your mind.

Thats a great one.I love a good saying,and the irish language has some gems.
I like:
'Mol na hOige agus tiocfaidh siad'
Praise the young and they will prosper

Simple but noble.

(sorry don't know how to get fadas!)
22/02/2005, 7:19 AM
Peadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beavis

(sorry don't know how to get fadas!)

Try holding down, "Alt Gr" and then pressing the letter you want the fada over.
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The i doesn't work on this keyboard because it's set to "English - United Kingdom"
22/02/2005, 7:43 AM
Macy

D�n an doras as I use it everyday, rather than it having any great meaning...
22/02/2005, 8:02 AM
fosterdollar

Apt for a MB such as foot.ie
Is minic a bhris b�al duine a shr�n
It's often a person's mouth that broke their nose

on the using every day vein:
sin sin; sin �; sl�n go f�il;
that's that; that's it; see ya later
22/02/2005, 8:07 AM
Pauro 76

D�n do bh�al agus n� b� ag caint.... and I use the greeting �cad � an sc�al� a lot!
22/02/2005, 8:19 AM
S�C

Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire

Which roughly means what goes around comes around.
22/02/2005, 8:29 AM
noby

Deanann tart tart

Thirst makes thirst
22/02/2005, 8:31 AM
Dick Long

"N�l aon th�in tinn mar do th�in tinn f�in"

- better than the 'tinte�n' version anyway
22/02/2005, 1:58 PM
holidaysong

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam88

Go n-ithe an cat th�, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat

I love that one...hehe is cracks me up! :D
22/02/2005, 2:16 PM
liam88

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam88

Go n-ithe an cat th�, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat

Tis deffinatley ma favourite and a real cracker but I cannae say it :o
Can someone write it fo-net-ik-lee for me; cheers :D
22/02/2005, 2:19 PM
Schumi

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam88

Tis deffinatley ma favourite and a real cracker but I cannae say it :o
Can someone write it fo-net-ik-lee for me; cheers :D

Guh nih-heh on cot who, iss guh nih-heh on jow-ul on cot.

Something like that.
22/02/2005, 2:34 PM
holidaysong

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schumi

Guh nih-heh on cot who, iss guh nih-heh on jow-ul on cot.

Something like that.

Yup thats a good one :)
22/02/2005, 2:52 PM
�anna

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam88

Tis deffinatley ma favourite and a real cracker but I cannae say it :o
Can someone write it fo-net-ik-lee for me; cheers :D

do they not teach Irish at your local Celtic supporters club :rolleyes:
22/02/2005, 2:59 PM
liam88

Quote:

Originally Posted by �anna

do they not teach Irish at your local Celtic supporters club :rolleyes:

Celtic supporters club in Guildford-your vaing a lauigh ain't ya>? :eek:

My 'local' CSC's are Reading, Croydon and Portmouth-all at least an hour on the train so I'm not there regularly enough to know ;)

I admit that (unfortunatley) my knowledge of Gaelic is around hello/what's you're name?/my name's Liam/ Ireland forever/In the name of the Father, Son and the the Holy spirit/two pitns please

That sort of thing-love to learn though but unfortunatley none of my schools ever found it necessary/important and no local classes :(

Bought myself an English-Galeic/Gaelic-english dictionary though and have found some good website :)
22/02/2005, 3:14 PM
Peadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam88

Bought myself an English-Galeic/Gaelic-english dictionary though and have found some good website :)

Liam, you need to get yourself Turas Teanga, boy!
Learn a bit of Irish and look at lovely Sharon at the same time.
Quality! :D
22/02/2005, 3:22 PM
yur man

i cant get the spelling right but this is my favourite

go dtiocheach seacht buic�ad cach ar do ceann

may seven buckets of **** fall on your head :D
22/02/2005, 3:37 PM
anto eile

spelling: go dtitfeadh seacht buic�ad chac ar do cheann ,afaik
22/02/2005, 3:39 PM
anto eile

kellys pub in fairview has some irish sayings painted on the wall. in a real irish pub not a fake plastic paddy pub type of way. kellys is a nice pub.
one being:

"nuair a �ltar an f�on, doirtear an fh�rinne"
when wine is drunk,truth is spilt.and quite accurate too
22/02/2005, 3:45 PM
S�C

Quote:

Originally Posted by anto eile

spelling: go dtitfeadh seacht mbuic�ad chac ar do cheann ,afaik

Jack�n� le Gaeilge ar fud na haite!

Col�iste Cillian? Col�iste Eoin? Br�?
22/02/2005, 4:27 PM
crc

"Tuaisceart �ireann go bre�!" :D

no kidding, I saw this on someone's signiature in an Irish league forum, though I can't seem to find it again.
23/02/2005, 12:42 PM
anto eile

Quote:

Originally Posted by S�C

Jack�n� le Gaeilge ar fud na haite!

Col�iste Cillian? Col�iste Eoin? Br�?

Col�iste Mhuire.l�r na cathrach
23/02/2005, 12:51 PM
S�C

Quote:

Originally Posted by anto eile

Col�iste Mhuire.l�r na cathrach

Ahh yea..nach raibh an gypo-iriseoir ag dul ann freisin? Agus Method-ist �n Ultras MB n� an bhfuilim ag smaoineamh ar scoil eile?

Bh�os f�in i gCol�iste Eoin ar feadh 3 bhliain, roinnt Hoops ann freisin
23/02/2005, 1:08 PM
anto eile

aidan fitzgypo ab ea an iriseoir sin,sea.t� an ceart agat i dtaca method-ist,bh� eisin ann chomh maith ach d'fhreastail m� f�in ar an scoil sin roinnt mhaith bhliain in dhiadh an beirt sin � a fh�g�il.ceapaim go chuaigh rennieatemyrotweiler �n ultras forum go dt� an Mhuire freisin.chr�ochnaigh m� f�in sa bliain 2002

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