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WELCOME to .. IRISH BLARNEY Page 2 |
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Part of the Irish heritage is the wealth of proverbs covering a wide variety of subjects and situations - some profound, some full of humour, and some just national treasures! I'll try to list some on this and following pages. I would also be delighted if anyone can email me any more they know of. |
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The three things that run swiftest are a stream of fire, a stream of water and a stream of lies.
Happy endings are also beginnings.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
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Annual Horse Fair, Listowel, Co Kerry |
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April showers are worth more than the breadth of the ocean in gold.
A silent mouth is musical. |
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Talk is easier than the deed.
The thief is no danger to the beggar.
Lack of resource hanged many a person
Better the end of a feast
than the beginning of a fight. |
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Stream in Co Kerry Ireland |
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Speed and accuracy do not agree.
A poor person is often worthy.
The work praises the man.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Time is a good storyteller.
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Wexford - shop signs show the versatilty of a provincial Irish tradesman. |
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Everyone is wise till he speaks.
Big bellies were never generous.
The blacksmiths horse and the cobblers wife are the last to have shoes.
Everything dear is a woman's fancy.
If a cat had a dowry, she would be often kissed.
Mere words do not feed the friars.
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Home is the place where most men go when they're tired of being nice to people!
Hal Roach |
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Pity the man who does wrong and is poor as well.
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Glenelly Valley in Northern Ireland. |
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It is no secret that is known by three.
Only the wealthy can afford compassion.
A postponement till morning. A postponement forever.
Sweet is the voice of the man who has wealth.
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One of the pleasures of age is looking back at the people one didnt marry. |
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An old photograph of a person is always younger than a new one!
Hal Roach |
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Amethyst Stream, Keem Bay, Achill Is. |
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The curragh is a light boat made of canvas and wood still used b y islanders off the west coast for journeys to and from the mainland (above right). Despite their apparent fragility, they were often used to transport cattle, where were tied up and placed in the bottom of the boat |
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Leprachauns, castles, good luck and laughter
Lullabies, dreams and lvoe ever after.
Poems and songs with pipes and drums
A thousand welcomes when anyone comes ...
That's the Irish for you! |
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Ideals are like stars. We never reach them, but like the mariners on the sea, we chart our course by them |
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Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first. |
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If everything seems to be going well, you obviously dont know what the hell is going on. |
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Have a nice day and a nice forever! |
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There ought to be a better way to start the day than by getting up in the morning! |
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Never argue with a fool. people might not know the difference. |
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Water fall in Glengariff, Northern Ireland |
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more Irish pages over |
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Music "Celtic Frolic" by Geoff |
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