QuoteGo n-ithe an cat thú, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat
Bit mean but....
Go lagaí galar tógálach do chroí
May an infectious disease weaken your heart
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 tú.
Take the world nice and easy, and the world will take you the same.
Ní dhéanfaidh smaoineamh an treabhadh duit.
You'll never plough a field turning it over in your mind.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
Go n-ithe an cat thú, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat
Bit mean but....
Go lagaí galar tógálach do chroí
May an infectious disease weaken your heart
bionn blás ar an mbeagán
A little bite can taste delicious
One for the FAI
Ni heolais go haontios
There is no knowledge without unity
Who is this guy, Trapper Tony?
Thats my fav too always lmao when I hear it....Originally Posted by liam88
Eireann go Brach
Ireland Forever
Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam
A country without a language is a county without a soul
Ná glac pioc comhairle gan comhairle ban.
Never take advice without a woman's guidance
I always liked, mainly for the way it rolls off the tounge.
Ní hé lá na báistí lá na bpáistí
which doesnt really have a direct translation really, just rainy days arent days for children.
Whatever it was I am sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?
Is maith an scáthán súil charad.
A friend's eye is a good mirror.
Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.
Tiocfaidh Ar La.......
joking
I was waiting for someone to say that liam! But you forgot your fadas!!!!
I always liked "Níl neart go chur le chéile"
there's strength in unity
Fadas? (sorry)I was waiting for someone to say that liam! But you forgot your fadas!!!!
I always liked "Níl neart go chur le chéile"
there's strength in unity
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
We all know i'm not really into that stuff
Like the strength in unity one-sort of united we stand kind of thign-good stuff
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!)
<insert witty remark>
Try holding down, "Alt Gr" and then pressing the letter you want the fada over.
áéóú
ÁÉÓÚ
The i doesn't work on this keyboard because it's set to "English - United Kingdom"
Have Boot Disk, will travel
Dún an doras as I use it everyday, rather than it having any great meaning...
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Apt for a MB such as foot.ie
Is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón
It's often a person's mouth that broke their nose
on the using every day vein:
sin sin; sin é; slán go fóil;
that's that; that's it; see ya later
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
Dún do bhéal agus ná bí ag caint.... and I use the greeting “cad é an scéal” a lot!
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire
Which roughly means what goes around comes around.
Oh no not them again
Deanann tart tart
Thirst makes thirst
Ceci n'est pas une signature
"Níl aon thóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin"
- better than the 'tinteán' version anyway
I love that one...hehe is cracks me up!
Tis deffinatley ma favourite and a real cracker but I cannae say it
Can someone write it fo-net-ik-lee for me; cheers
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