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<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/><p><span>Some Ulster Proverbs</span></p>
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<pb n="259"/>
<div><lb n="3"/><p><span>AS CO. ÁRD MACHA.</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>1. Ná tréig an bothar mar gheall ar</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>an aithghiorra.</span></p>
<lb n="7"/>
<lb n="8"/><p><span>1. Don't desert the high road for the</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>short cut.</span></p>
<lb n="10"/>
<lb n="11"/><p><span>See Sean-Fhocla Uladh, No. 783.</span></p>
<lb n="12"/>
<lb n="13"/><p><span>2. Is maith an fáidh deireadh an lae.</span></p>
<lb n="14"/>
<lb n="15"/><p><span>2. The end of the day is a good</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>prophet.</span></p>
<lb n="17"/>
<lb n="18"/><p><span>See S-Fh. Uladh, No. 387.</span></p>
<lb n="19"/>
<lb n="20"/><p><span>3. Bhí sé caomhail is saoitheamhail</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>gur chaill sé a chliú.</span></p>
<lb n="22"/>
<lb n="23"/><p><span>3. He was gentle and civil until he</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>lost his reputation.</span></p>
<lb n="25"/>
<lb n="26"/><p><span>4. Lamhchrann cuilinn,</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>Buailtin coill,</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>Punann amháin,</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>Agus urlár glan.</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>4. A handstaff of holly,</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>A buailtin 1 of hazel,</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>A single sheaf,</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>And a clean floor.</span></p>
<lb n="35"/>
<lb n="36"/><p><span>5. Má's bréag uaim í,</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Is bréag chugam í.</span></p>
<lb n="38"/>
<lb n="39"/><p><span>5. If it is a lie as I tell it,</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>It is a lie as I got it.</span></p>
<lb n="41"/>
<lb n="42"/><p>
<lb n="43"/><span>6. An rud nach éigin is aoibhinn.</span></p>
<lb n="44"/>
<lb n="45"/><p><span>6. The thing that is not a necessity</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>is pleasant (to do).</span></p>
<lb n="47"/>
<lb n="48"/><p><span>7. Chan fheil liaigh no léigheas ar a'</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>ghrádh.</span></p>
<lb n="50"/>
<lb n="51"/><p><span>7. There is no physician or cure for</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>love.</span></p>
<lb n="53"/>
<lb n="54"/><p><span>8. Is doiligh fhághail ó gheasaibh a'</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>ghrádha.</span></p>
<lb n="56"/>
<lb n="57"/><p><span>8. It is hard to escape from the</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>bonds of love.</span></p>
<lb n="59"/>
<lb n="60"/><p><span>9. Ná codail oidhche sa toigh a bhfuil</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>sean duine pósta ar mhnaoi</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>óig.</span></p>
<lb n="63"/>
<lb n="64"/><p><span>9. Never sleep a night in a house</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>where an old man is married to</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>a young woman.</span></p>
<lb n="67"/>
<lb n="68"/><p><span>10. Bathadh an lín ort.</span></p>
<lb n="69"/>
<lb n="70"/><p><span>10. The drowning of the flax on you.</span></p>
<lb n="71"/>
<lb n="72"/><p><span>11. Má's fuar an teachtaire,</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>Is fuar an freagra.</span></p>
<lb n="74"/>
<lb n="75"/><p><span>11. If the messenger is cold (careless,</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>indifferent) the answer is cold.</span></p>
<lb n="77"/>
<lb n="78"/><p><span>12. Ceann con ar mhaidin earraigh</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>Is ceann madaidh eile ar an</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>tráthnóna.</span>
<lb n="81"/></p>
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<pb n="260"/>
<div><lb n="82"/><p><span>12. A hound's head on a spring morn-</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>ing, but another dog's head on</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>the evening.</span></p>
<lb n="85"/>
<lb n="86"/><p><span>(The spring morning is apt to be</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>mild, like the gentle sleek head of</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>the hound, but the evening may</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>grow rough and cold.)</span>
<lb n="90"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="260"/>
<div><lb n="91"/><p><span>13. Sin port a chuaidh thart.</span></p>
<lb n="92"/>
<lb n="93"/><p><span>13. That's a tune that is past.</span></p>
<lb n="94"/>
<lb n="95"/><p><span>(Said to people who tell of the things</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>they did or the times they en-</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>joyed long ago.)</span></p>
<lb n="98"/>
<lb n="99"/><p><span>14. Té is áirde cainnt,</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>Sé is ísle obair.</span></p>
<lb n="101"/>
<lb n="102"/><p><span>14. He who is loudest of talk</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>Is lowliest of work.</span></p>
<lb n="104"/>
<lb n="105"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla Uladh, No. 361.)</span></p>
<lb n="106"/>
<lb n="107"/><p><span>15. An rud atá sa' chnáimh tá sé sa</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>smior (nó smaois).</span></p>
<lb n="109"/>
<lb n="110"/><p><span>15. What is in the bone is in the</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>marrow.</span></p>
<lb n="112"/>
<lb n="113"/><p><span>16. Chan fheil dealg ar bith nach bhfeil</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>géar.</span></p>
<lb n="115"/>
<lb n="116"/><p><span>16. There is no thorn that is not sharp</span></p>
<lb n="117"/>
<lb n="118"/><p><span>(And no affliction that has not its</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>own peculiar sting.)</span></p>
<lb n="120"/>
<lb n="121"/><p><span>17. Triúr nach bhfeiceann solus na</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>bhflaitheas ariamh: —</span></p>
<lb n="123"/>
<lb n="124"/><p><span>Aingeal an uabhair,</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>Leanbh gan baiste,</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>Agus céile shagairt.</span></p>
<lb n="127"/>
<lb n="128"/><p><span>17. Three who will never see the light</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>of heaven: —</span></p>
<lb n="130"/>
<lb n="131"/><p><span>The angel of pride (the devil),</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>An unbaptized child,</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>And a priest's mistress.</span></p>
<lb n="134"/>
<lb n="135"/><p><span>18. Is annamh is fearr an deireadh</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>ná an tús.</span></p>
<lb n="137"/>
<lb n="138"/><p><span>18. Seldom is the end better than the</span>
<lb n="139"/><span>beginning.</span></p>
<lb n="140"/>
<lb n="141"/><p><span>(See sean-Fhocla U., No. 445).</span></p>
<lb n="142"/>
<lb n="143"/><p><span>19. Beagan a rádh furus a léigheas.</span></p>
<lb n="144"/>
<lb n="145"/><p><span>19. Little said is easily cured.</span></p>
<lb n="146"/>
<lb n="147"/><p><span>20. Cha dtig gorta as triomacht.</span></p>
<lb n="148"/>
<lb n="149"/><p><span>20. Famine never comes from drought</span></p>
<lb n="150"/>
<lb n="151"/><p><span>(i.e., a dry season).</span></p>
<lb n="152"/>
<lb n="153"/><p><span>21. Má thig seóid ar bith i ndiaidh Dé</span>
<lb n="154"/><span>thig aniar ndeas fearthainn.</span></p>
<lb n="155"/>
<lb n="156"/><p><span>21. If there is any jewel that comes</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>after God it is the south-west</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>rain.</span></p>
<lb n="159"/>
<lb n="160"/><p><span>(In spring when there is no growth,</span>
<lb n="161"/><span>and everything is dry and bare</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>from the cold east wind, a day or</span>
<lb n="163"/><span>two of south-west rain causes</span>
<lb n="164"/><span>crops and trees to burst into leaf</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>and become clothed with verdure.)</span></p>
<lb n="166"/>
<lb n="167"/><p><span>22. Cha minice cor ar an ghealaigh ná</span>
<lb n="168"/><span>cor ar an intinn.</span></p>
<lb n="169"/>
<lb n="170"/><p><span>22. The changes of the moon occur</span>
<lb n="171"/><span>not oftener than the changes of</span>
<lb n="172"/><span>the mind.</span></p>
<lb n="173"/>
<lb n="174"/><p><span>23. Is géar súil a' mhadaidh ocraigh.</span></p>
<lb n="175"/>
<lb n="176"/><p><span>23. Sharp is the eye of the hungry dog.</span></p>
<lb n="177"/>
<lb n="178"/><p><span>24. Chan fheil tuile ann nach dtráigheann</span>
<lb n="179"/><span>acht tuile na ngrás.</span></p>
<lb n="180"/>
<lb n="181"/><p><span>24. All floods ebb but the flood of</span>
<lb n="182"/><span>grace.</span></p>
<lb n="183"/>
<lb n="184"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 79.)</span></p>
<lb n="185"/>
<lb n="186"/><p><span>25. Bíonn blas ar an annamh.</span></p>
<lb n="187"/>
<lb n="188"/><p><span>25. There is a taste on the rare thing.</span></p>
<lb n="189"/>
<lb n="190"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 1292.)</span></p>
<lb n="191"/>
<lb n="192"/><p><span>26. Is ionann le sgríste athrach oibre.</span></p>
<lb n="193"/>
<lb n="194"/><p><span>26. A change of work is equivalent to</span>
<lb n="195"/><span>a rest.</span></p>
<lb n="196"/>
<lb n="197"/><p><span>27. Ag cur claidhe thart fá'n pháirc</span>
<lb n="198"/><span>leis an chuach a choinneailt</span>
<lb n="199"/><span>istoigh.</span></p>
<lb n="200"/>
<lb n="201"/><p><span>27. Putting a fence around the field</span>
<lb n="202"/><span>to keep in the cuckoo.</span></p>
<lb n="203"/>
<lb n="204"/><p><span>(Said of a useless undertaking.)</span></p>
<lb n="205"/>
<lb n="206"/><p><span>28. Cuid a' chromain a sholathar fhéin.</span>
<lb n="207"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="208"/><p><span>28. The crow's share is (what she</span>
<lb n="209"/><span>makes by) her own economy.</span>
<lb n="210"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="260"/>
<div><lb n="211"/><p><span>29. Chan fhághann duine eolas i naisgidh.</span>
<lb n="212"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="213"/><p><span>29. A person does not get knowledge</span>
<lb n="214"/><span>for nothing.</span></p>
<lb n="215"/>
<lb n="216"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 265.)</span>
<lb n="217"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="260"/>
<div><lb n="218"/><p><span>30. Tig na gearrain as Connda Árd</span>
<lb n="219"/><span>Macha</span></p>
<lb n="220"/>
<lb n="221"/><p><span>Is na cailiní deasa as Connda</span>
<lb n="222"/><span>an Dúin.</span>
<lb n="223"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="224"/><p><span>30. The (good) horses come from Co.</span>
<lb n="225"/><span>Armagh,</span></p>
<lb n="226"/>
<lb n="227"/><p><span>And the pretty girls from Co.</span>
<lb n="228"/><span>Down.</span>
<lb n="229"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="260"/>
<div><lb n="230"/><p><span>31. Comh bréagach le táilliur.</span>
<lb n="231"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="232"/><p><span>31. As lying as a tailor.</span></p>
<lb n="233"/>
<lb n="234"/><p><span>32. Comh foighdeach le cat.</span></p>
<lb n="235"/>
<lb n="236"/><p><span>32. As patient as a cat.</span></p>
<lb n="237"/>
<lb n="238"/><p><span>33. Comh gann le sinéaraibh i mBéal-</span>
<lb n="239"/><span>tain.</span></p>
<lb n="240"/>
<lb n="241"/><p><span>33. As scarce as blackberries in May.</span></p>
<lb n="242"/>
<lb n="243"/><p><span>34. Comh Gaedhealach le mucaidh</span>
<lb n="244"/><span>Droichead Átha.</span></p>
<lb n="245"/>
<lb n="246"/><p><span>34. As Irish as the pigs of Drogheda.</span>
<lb n="247"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="259"/>
<div><lb n="248"/><p><span>1. The striking part of the flail.</span></p>
<lb n="249"/>
<lb n="250"/><p><span>AS CO. MHUINEACHAIN.</span></p>
<lb n="251"/>
<lb n="252"/><p><span>FROM CO. MONAGHAN.</span></p>
<lb n="253"/>
<lb n="254"/><p><span>35. An cuidiughadh 'á méad is cuid-</span>
<lb n="255"/><span>iughadh é</span>
<lb n="256"/><span>Is an cuidiughadh 'á laighead is</span>
<lb n="257"/><span>cuidiughadh é.</span></p>
<lb n="258"/>
<lb n="259"/><p><span>35. The smallest help is a help</span>
<lb n="260"/><span>And the greatest help is a help.</span></p>
<lb n="261"/>
<lb n="262"/><p><span>36. Is fada ó'n chreich an ceithrin.</span></p>
<lb n="263"/>
<lb n="264"/><p><span>36. The plaster is far from the wound.</span></p>
<lb n="265"/>
<lb n="266"/><p><span>(Said if one suggested a far-away</span>
<lb n="267"/><span>remedy for anything.)</span></p>
<lb n="268"/>
<lb n="269"/><p><span>37. Maith i ndiaidh an uilc.</span></p>
<lb n="270"/>
<lb n="271"/><p><span>37. Good after the evil.</span></p>
<lb n="272"/>
<lb n="273"/><p><span>38. Mairt an earraigh</span>
<lb n="274"/><span>Is Mairt an fhoghmhair —</span>
<lb n="275"/><span>Bíonn siad cosamhail le chéile.</span></p>
<lb n="276"/>
<lb n="277"/><p><span>38. March of spring, and March of</span>
<lb n="278"/><span>autumn (i.e., September); they</span>
<lb n="279"/><span>are generally like each other</span>
<lb n="280"/><span>(i.e., character of weather).</span></p>
<lb n="281"/>
<lb n="282"/><p><span>AS CO. THÍR EOGHAIN.</span></p>
<lb n="283"/>
<lb n="284"/><p><span>FROM CO. TYRONE.</span></p>
<lb n="285"/>
<lb n="286"/><p><span>39. Bás Aoine,</span>
<lb n="287"/><span>Guidhe Sathairn,</span>
<lb n="288"/><span>Agus adhalcadh Domhnaigh.</span></p>
<lb n="289"/>
<lb n="290"/><p><span>39. To die on Friday,</span>
<lb n="291"/><span>To be prayed for on Saturday.</span>
<lb n="292"/><span>And buried on Sunday.</span></p>
<lb n="293"/>
<lb n="294"/><p><span>40. Ar thús ins a' choillidh,</span>
<lb n="295"/><span>Ar deireadh ins a' mhónaidh,</span>
<lb n="296"/><span>Ar chúl a' ghabha,</span>
<lb n="297"/><span>Agus ar aghaidh a' mhuilteóra.</span></p>
<lb n="298"/>
<lb n="299"/><p><span>40. First in the wood,</span>
<lb n="300"/><span>Last in the bog,</span>
<lb n="301"/><span>Behind the smith,</span>
<lb n="302"/><span>And before the miller.</span></p>
<lb n="303"/>
<lb n="304"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 788.)</span>
<lb n="305"/>
<pb n="262"/></p>
<lb n="306"/>
<lb n="307"/><p/>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="308"/><p><span>41. Is feárr bothan lán nó caislean</span>
<lb n="309"/><span>mór follamh.</span>
<lb n="310"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="311"/><p><span>41. A full cabin is better than an</span>
<lb n="312"/><span>empty castle.</span>
<lb n="313"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="314"/><p><span>42. Fearthainn do'n laogh,</span>
<lb n="315"/><span>Agus gaoth do'n uan;</span>
<lb n="316"/><span>A saith do'n mhuic</span>
<lb n="317"/><span>Go rachaidh sí un suain.</span>
<lb n="318"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="319"/><p><span>42. Rain (i.e., damp weather) is best</span>
<lb n="320"/><span>for the calf,</span>
<lb n="321"/><span>And wind (dry weather) for the</span>
<lb n="322"/><span>lamb,</span>
<lb n="323"/><span>But food in plenty is best for the</span>
<lb n="324"/><span>pig until she goes off to sleep.</span></p>
<lb n="325"/>
<lb n="326"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 1239.)</span>
<lb n="327"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="328"/><p><span>43. Sláinte go slugaidh tú,</span>
<lb n="329"/><span>Agus buaidh go dtugaidh tú.</span>
<lb n="330"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="331"/><p><span>43. (A toast) —</span>
<lb n="332"/><span>Health may you swallow,</span>
<lb n="333"/><span>And victory (or success) may you</span>
<lb n="334"/><span>win.</span>
<lb n="335"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="261"/>
<div><lb n="336"/><p><span>44. Má théidheann tú chuige cuirm gan</span>
<lb n="337"/><span>chuireadh tabhair do stól fhéin</span>
<lb n="338"/><span>leat.</span>
<lb n="339"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="340"/><p><span>44. If you go to a feast uninvited</span>
<lb n="341"/><span>bring your own stool with you.</span></p>
<lb n="342"/>
<lb n="343"/><p><span>45. Macha go ndeanfaidh tú spóirse</span>
<lb n="344"/><span>nuair a bhéas tú óg cha dtean</span>
<lb n="345"/><span>tú é 'do shean-duine.</span></p>
<lb n="346"/>
<lb n="347"/><p><span>45. Unless you make sport when</span>
<lb n="348"/><span>young you'll not do it when old.</span></p>
<lb n="349"/>
<lb n="350"/><p><span>46. Nach maith an obair lá Márta</span>
<lb n="351"/><span>teanadh (= deanamh) fáinne</span>
<lb n="352"/><span>muice?</span></p>
<lb n="353"/>
<lb n="354"/><p><span>46. Is it not fine work on a March</span>
<lb n="355"/><span>day making a pig's ring.</span></p>
<lb n="356"/>
<lb n="357"/><p><span>(Said sarcastically of one doing any</span>
<lb n="358"/><span>trivial thing while important work</span>
<lb n="359"/><span>remains to be done.)</span></p>
<lb n="360"/>
<lb n="361"/><p><span>47. Is minic a bhíonns rath ar riabhóig,</span>
<lb n="362"/><span>nuair a théidheanns sgiamhóg</span>
<lb n="363"/><span>amugha.</span></p>
<lb n="364"/>
<lb n="365"/><p><span>47. The woodlark is often lucky while</span>
<lb n="366"/><span>the Sgiamhog goes to loss.</span></p>
<lb n="367"/>
<lb n="368"/><p>
<lb n="369"/><span>48. Cha bhain se méar de n-a shrón go</span>
<lb n="370"/><span>rabh sé annsin.</span></p>
<lb n="371"/>
<lb n="372"/><p><span>48. He did not take a finger from his</span>
<lb n="373"/><span>nose till he was there.</span></p>
<lb n="374"/>
<lb n="375"/><p><span>(Said of a very quick journey; also</span>
<lb n="376"/><span>heard in Donegal.)</span></p>
<lb n="377"/>
<lb n="378"/><p><span>AS OILEAN REACHRANN.</span></p>
<lb n="379"/>
<lb n="380"/><p><span>FROM RATHLIN ISLAND.</span></p>
<lb n="381"/>
<lb n="382"/><p><span>49. Tá blatha bána ar ghárraí an</span>
<lb n="383"/><span>iasgaire.</span></p>
<lb n="384"/>
<lb n="385"/><p><span>49. The white flowers are on the</span>
<lb n="386"/><span>fisherman's garden.</span></p>
<lb n="387"/>
<lb n="388"/><p><span>(Said when white breakers cover the</span>
<lb n="389"/><span>sea on a stormy day.)</span></p>
<lb n="390"/>
<lb n="391"/><p><span>50. Is suai'neach (= suaimhneach) béal</span>
<lb n="392"/><span>druidthe.</span>
<lb n="393"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="394"/><p><span>50. A shut mouth is peaceful.</span>
<lb n="395"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="396"/><p><span>51. Sá bhaile tá'n gaol.</span>
<lb n="397"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="398"/><p><span>51. It is at home the friendliness is.</span>
<lb n="399"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="400"/><p><span>52. Tá nead bheag níos teo nó nead</span>
<lb n="401"/><span>mhór.</span>
<lb n="402"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="403"/><p><span>52. A little nest is warmer than a big</span>
<lb n="404"/><span>one.  (And a small humble home more</span>
<lb n="405"/><span>friendly than a mansion.)</span>
<lb n="406"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="407"/><p><span>53. Sláinte Phá'raic is beannacht Ríogh</span>
<lb n="408"/><span>Reachrainn</span>
<lb n="409"/><span>Is clann na nGaedeal ós cionn</span>
<lb n="410"/><span>cloinne na nGall.</span>
<lb n="411"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="412"/><p><span>53. (A toast) —</span>
<lb n="413"/><span>The health of (St.) Patrick and</span>
<lb n="414"/><span>the blessing of the king of</span>
<lb n="415"/><span>Rathlin,</span>
<lb n="416"/><span>And the children of the Gael over</span>
<lb n="417"/><span>the children of the Gall.</span>
<lb n="418"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="419"/><p><span>54. Tá misneach an bhru'deargain (=</span>
<lb n="420"/><span>bronn-deargain) aige.</span>
<lb n="421"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="422"/><p><span>54. He has the courage of the robin.</span>
<lb n="423"/><span>(Said sarcastically.)</span>
<lb n="424"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="262"/>
<div><lb n="425"/><p><span>55. Is fheárr treabhadh mall nó gan</span>
<lb n="426"/><span>treabhadh idir.</span>
<lb n="427"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="428"/><p><span>55. To plough late is better than not</span>
<lb n="429"/><span>to plough at all (= idir).</span></p>
<lb n="430"/>
<lb n="431"/><p><span>AS CO. DHÚIN NA nGALL.</span>
<lb n="432"/><span>FROM CO. DONEGAL.</span></p>
<lb n="433"/>
<lb n="434"/><p><span>56. Tá dhá lá san earrach comh maith</span>
<lb n="435"/><span>le deich lá san fhóghmhar.</span></p>
<lb n="436"/>
<lb n="437"/><p><span>56. Two days in spring are as good as</span>
<lb n="438"/><span>ten days in the harvest.</span></p>
<lb n="439"/>
<lb n="440"/><p><span>(As much corn could be sown in two</span>
<lb n="441"/><span>days as would occupy ten days</span>
<lb n="442"/><span>in reaping — when reaping was</span>
<lb n="443"/><span>done by sickles.)</span></p>
<lb n="444"/>
<lb n="445"/><p><span>57. Sin spanóg i mbéal fir eile.</span></p>
<lb n="446"/>
<lb n="447"/><p><span>57. That's a spoon in another man's</span>
<lb n="448"/><span>mouth.</span></p>
<lb n="449"/>
<lb n="450"/><p><span>(Said when, through death or any</span>
<lb n="451"/><span>other cause, a position or office</span>
<lb n="452"/><span>becomes vacant.)</span></p>
<lb n="453"/>
<lb n="454"/><p><span>58. Bí ar meisge nó in do chéill</span>
<lb n="455"/><span>congbuigh do intinn agat fhéin.</span></p>
<lb n="456"/>
<lb n="457"/><p><span>58. Let you be drunk or sober keep</span>
<lb n="458"/><span>your mind to yourself.</span></p>
<lb n="459"/>
<lb n="460"/><p><span>59. Leis a mhéin a bhréagtar ach uile</span>
<lb n="461"/><span>nidh, acht béidh an sgiamh ag an</span>
<lb n="462"/><span>té ar geineadh dó í.</span></p>
<lb n="463"/>
<lb n="464"/><p><span>59. Beauty is the possession of him</span>
<lb n="465"/><span>to whom it is born, but it is</span>
<lb n="466"/><span>manner that captivates every-</span>
<lb n="467"/><span>one.</span></p>
<lb n="468"/>
<lb n="469"/><p><span>60. Is beag an deor fola nach teo é</span>
<lb n="470"/><span>ná 'n t-uisge.</span></p>
<lb n="471"/>
<lb n="472"/><p><span>60. It is a small drop of blood that is</span>
<lb n="473"/><span>not warmer than water.</span></p>
<lb n="474"/>
<lb n="475"/><p><span>(And a very small relationship is</span>
<lb n="476"/><span>warmer than utter strangeness.)</span></p>
<lb n="477"/>
<lb n="478"/><p><span>61. (a) Pós bean oileain is pósfaidh</span>
<lb n="479"/><span>tú an t-oilean uilig.</span></p>
<lb n="480"/>
<lb n="481"/><p><span>(b) Pós bean as Gleann is</span>
<lb n="482"/><span>pósfaidh tú an Gleann uilig.</span></p>
<lb n="483"/>
<lb n="484"/><p><span>61. (a) Marry an island woman and</span>
<lb n="485"/><span>you marry the whole island.</span></p>
<lb n="486"/>
<lb n="487"/><p><span>(b) Marry a woman out of the glen</span>
<lb n="488"/><span>and you marry the whole glen.</span></p>
<lb n="489"/>
<lb n="490"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 114.)</span></p>
<lb n="491"/>
<lb n="492"/><p><span>62. 'San uaigh atá an socar gan</span>
<lb n="493"/><span>mhaoidheamh.</span></p>
<lb n="494"/>
<lb n="495"/><p><span>62. There is peace in the grave, yet</span>
<lb n="496"/><span>no one boasts of it.</span></p>
<lb n="497"/>
<lb n="498"/><p><span>63. Tá na daoine greannmhara uilig</span>
<lb n="499"/><span>sa' tsíorruidheacht.</span></p>
<lb n="500"/>
<lb n="501"/><p><span>63. The pleasant humorous people are</span>
<lb n="502"/><span>all in eternity.</span></p>
<lb n="503"/>
<lb n="504"/><p><span>64. Is beag an rud is buaine ná an</span>
<lb n="505"/><span>duine.</span>
<lb n="506"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="507"/><p><span>64. Any small thing is more lasting</span>
<lb n="508"/><span>than a person.</span></p>
<lb n="509"/>
<lb n="510"/><p><span>(Little articles he made or possessed</span>
<lb n="511"/><span>remain when he is gone.)</span>
<lb n="512"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="513"/><p><span>65. Is buidheach le Dia an umhluigheacht.</span>
<lb n="514"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="515"/><p><span>65. Humility is grateful to God.</span>
<lb n="516"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="517"/><p><span>66. Ní do gach duine a bhearas Dia</span>
<lb n="518"/><span>inntleacht.</span>
<lb n="519"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="520"/><p><span>66. It is not to everyone God gives</span>
<lb n="521"/><span>cleverness.</span>
<lb n="522"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="523"/><p><span>67. Cha dtug Dia fios dá mháthair.</span>
<lb n="524"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="525"/><p><span>67. God (even) did not give knowledge</span>
<lb n="526"/><span>to His mother.</span>
<lb n="527"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="528"/><p><span>68. Duine sona só-chómhairleach,</span>
<lb n="529"/><span>Duine dona dó-chomhairleach.</span>
<lb n="530"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="531"/><p><span>68. A prosperous person — easily ad-</span>
<lb n="532"/><span>vised,</span>
<lb n="533"/><span>An unfortunate person — hard to</span>
<lb n="534"/><span>advise.</span>
<lb n="535"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="263"/>
<div><lb n="536"/><p><span>69. Cionn tinn,</span>
<lb n="537"/><span>Béal searbh,</span>
<lb n="538"/><span>Intinn bhuaidheartha,</span>
<lb n="539"/><span>Agus póca follamh — na ceithre</span>
<lb n="540"/><span>rudaí is measa amuigh.</span>
<lb n="541"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="542"/><p><span>69. A sick head,</span>
<lb n="543"/><span>A bitter mouth (of someone scold-</span>
<lb n="544"/><span>ing),</span>
<lb n="545"/><span>A troubled mind,</span>
<lb n="546"/><span>And an emply pocket — the four</span>
<lb n="547"/><span>worst things.</span></p>
<lb n="548"/>
<lb n="549"/><p><span>70. Na trí nidh is neamh-shuimeamhla</span>
<lb n="550"/><span>d'fhear a dhiúltadh fá dtaoibh</span>
<lb n="551"/><span>do — bean, bád, is béathach</span>
<lb n="552"/><span>capaill.</span></p>
<lb n="553"/>
<lb n="554"/><p><span>70. The three things the refusal of</span>
<lb n="555"/><span>which is most humiliating to a</span>
<lb n="556"/><span>man — a wife, a boat, and a</span>
<lb n="557"/><span>horse.</span></p>
<lb n="558"/>
<lb n="559"/><p><span>71. An bhean bhán — mar bhéadh an lán</span>
<lb n="560"/><span>amach is isteach;</span>
<lb n="561"/><span>An bhean dubh — mar d'imtheóchadh</span>
<lb n="562"/><span>an t-uisge ó'n tráigh;</span>
<lb n="563"/><span>An bhean donn — mar bhéadh long</span>
<lb n="564"/><span>ar uisge glan.</span></p>
<lb n="565"/>
<lb n="566"/><p><span>71. The white-complexioned woman</span>
<lb n="567"/><span>ebbs and flows like the tide,</span>
<lb n="568"/><span>The dark-complexioned woman —</span>
<lb n="569"/><span>like the water receding from</span>
<lb n="570"/><span>the strand,</span>
<lb n="571"/><span>The brown-complexioned woman</span>
<lb n="572"/><span>— like a ship on clear water.</span></p>
<lb n="573"/>
<lb n="574"/><p><span>(These comparisons are not very clear.)</span></p>
<lb n="575"/>
<lb n="576"/><p><span>72. Mo thrí thruaighe naoi n-uaire</span>
<lb n="577"/><span>Oileain bhochta 'san taoibh ó Thuaidh,</span>
<lb n="578"/><span>Mar tá Toraigh, Uaigh, agus Arainn.</span></p>
<lb n="579"/>
<lb n="580"/><p><span>72. My three pities, nine times, are</span>
<lb n="581"/><span>the poor islands to the north,</span>
<lb n="582"/><span>to wit, Tory, Uaigh, and Arran.</span></p>
<lb n="583"/>
<lb n="584"/><p><span>73. Mo thrí thruaighe naoi n-uaire ar</span>
<lb n="585"/><span>a' duine a bhéas beo eadar a'</span>
<lb n="586"/><span>Cealla Beaga agus Droichead</span>
<lb n="587"/><span>a' Mháis (in aimsir a' chogaidh).</span></p>
<lb n="588"/>
<lb n="589"/><p><span>73. My three pities, nine times, on the</span>
<lb n="590"/><span>person who will be alive between</span>
<lb n="591"/><span>Killybegs and Droichead a'</span>
<lb n="592"/><span>Mhais (when the war comes).</span></p>
<lb n="593"/>
<lb n="594"/><p><span>(The latter place is along the</span>
<lb n="595"/><span>Gweebarra: the people on this</span>
<lb n="596"/><span>route are to be all killed.)</span></p>
<lb n="597"/>
<lb n="598"/><p><span>74. Sgéal mór fada binn,</span>
<lb n="599"/><span>Ba mhaith an t-im leis an arán;</span>
<lb n="600"/><span>Sgéal eile beag gan suim,</span>
<lb n="601"/><span>Chuaidh an t-im go Leitir</span>
<lb n="602"/><span>Ceannain.</span></p>
<lb n="603"/>
<lb n="604"/><p><span>74. A big pleasant story —</span>
<lb n="605"/><span>The bread likes the butter:</span>
<lb n="606"/><span>A poor uninteresting story —</span>
<lb n="607"/><span>The butter is gone to Letterkenny.</span>
<lb n="608"/><span>(To pay the rent, &c.)</span></p>
<lb n="609"/>
<lb n="610"/><p><span>75. Roscaithte, Roscaithte, tiocfaidh</span>
<lb n="611"/><span>an t-am a bheith caithte,</span>
<lb n="612"/><span>Le linn na bhfear bhfionn tiocfaidh</span>
<lb n="613"/><span>an tonn fá Roscaithte.</span>
<lb n="614"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="265"/>
<div><lb n="615"/><p><span>75. Roscaithe, Roscaithe, the time</span>
<lb n="616"/><span>will come and be past,</span>
<lb n="617"/><span>In the days of the fair men, when</span>
<lb n="618"/><span>the wave will cover Roscaithe.</span>
<lb n="619"/><span>Roscaithe is a place on the north-</span>
<lb n="620"/><span>west coast of Co. Donegal.</span>
<lb n="621"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="622"/><p><span>76. (a) Na braithre bochta Dhúin na</span>
<lb n="623"/><span>nGall,</span>
<lb n="624"/><span>A chuirfeas a gcrann comh tiugh,</span>
<lb n="625"/><span>Ní thig ubhlaí ar a' mbarr</span>
<lb n="626"/><span>Go gcuirtear sailleadh le n-a</span>
<lb n="627"/><span>mbun.</span></p>
<lb n="628"/>
<lb n="629"/><p><span>(b) Na braithre sin i nDúin na</span>
<lb n="630"/><span>nGall,</span>
<lb n="631"/><span>Mbíonn na crainn aca comh</span>
<lb n="632"/><span>tiugh,</span>
<lb n="633"/><span>Níl dúil díobhtha ubhlaí bheith 'r a'</span>
<lb n="634"/><span>mbarr,</span>
<lb n="635"/><span>Gan saill a bheith ar a mbun.</span>
<lb n="636"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="265"/>
<div><lb n="637"/><p><span>76. (a) The poor friars of Donegal,</span>
<lb n="638"/><span>plant their trees so closely,</span>
<lb n="639"/><span>But no apples come on their top</span>
<lb n="640"/><span>until manure is put to their roots</span></p>
<lb n="641"/>
<lb n="642"/><p><span>(b) A poorer version — probably</span>
<lb n="643"/><span>corrupted.</span>
<lb n="644"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="264"/>
<div><lb n="645"/><p><span>77. Ná bí lom leis an talamh nó</span>
<lb n="646"/><span>béidh an talamh lom leat.</span>
<lb n="647"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="265"/>
<div><lb n="648"/><p><span>77. Don't be bare (i.e., niggardly)</span>
<lb n="649"/><span>with the land or the land will be</span>
<lb n="650"/><span>bare with you.</span></p>
<lb n="651"/>
<lb n="652"/><p><span>78. Is fuath le Dia an fallsoir.</span></p>
<lb n="653"/>
<lb n="654"/><p><span>78. God hates a lazy man.</span></p>
<lb n="655"/>
<lb n="656"/><p><span>79. An té nach n-oibrigheann dó fhéin</span>
<lb n="657"/><span>oibreóchaidh sé do dhaoinibh eile.</span></p>
<lb n="658"/>
<lb n="659"/><p><span>79. He who will not work for himself</span>
<lb n="660"/><span>will work for others.</span></p>
<lb n="661"/>
<lb n="662"/><p><span>80. Is olc an chearc nach sgríobfaidh</span>
<lb n="663"/><span>dí fhéin.</span></p>
<lb n="664"/>
<lb n="665"/><p><span>80. She's a bad hen that will not</span>
<lb n="666"/><span>scrape for herself.</span></p>
<lb n="667"/>
<lb n="668"/><p><span>(The application is to persons.)</span></p>
<lb n="669"/>
<lb n="670"/><p><span>81. Ní thabharfaidh tú scór ba a choidhche</span>
<lb n="671"/><span>do do ingin.</span></p>
<lb n="672"/>
<lb n="673"/><p><span>81. You will never give your daughter</span>
<lb n="674"/><span>a score of cows (as a dowry).</span></p>
<lb n="675"/>
<lb n="676"/><p><span>(Said to an non-industrious man.)</span></p>
<lb n="677"/>
<lb n="678"/><p><span>82. Bí fear saothair seasgar.</span></p>
<lb n="679"/>
<lb n="680"/><p><span>82. An industrious man is usually</span>
<lb n="681"/><span>comfortable.</span></p>
<lb n="682"/>
<lb n="683"/><p><span>83. Is fearr buaile tharbh nó buaile</span>
<lb n="684"/><span>folamh.</span></p>
<lb n="685"/>
<lb n="686"/><p><span>83. Even a booley with a bull in it is</span>
<lb n="687"/><span>better than an empty booley.</span></p>
<lb n="688"/>
<lb n="689"/><p><span>(The booley was the milking house or</span>
<lb n="690"/><span>enclosure on the hills in summer.)</span></p>
<lb n="691"/>
<lb n="692"/><p><span>84. An té a bhfuil uisge is móin aige</span>
<lb n="693"/><span>Tá an saoghal 'na shuidhe ar a</span>
<lb n="694"/><span>thóin aige.</span></p>
<lb n="695"/>
<lb n="696"/><p><span>84. He who has water and turf (in his</span>
<lb n="697"/><span>own land) has the world sitting</span>
<lb n="698"/><span>square.</span></p>
<lb n="699"/>
<lb n="700"/><p><span>85. (a) Ní chlaoidhtear fear na h-</span>
<lb n="701"/><span>éadála.</span></p>
<lb n="702"/>
<lb n="703"/><p><span>(b) Ní thuirstear fear na h-</span>
<lb n="704"/><span>éadála.</span></p>
<lb n="705"/>
<lb n="706"/><p><span>85. (a) The man of means is not</span>
<lb n="707"/><span>conquered,</span></p>
<lb n="708"/>
<lb n="709"/><p><span>(b) The man of means is not wearied.</span></p>
<lb n="710"/>
<lb n="711"/><p><span>(He can hold out till he wins.)</span></p>
<lb n="712"/>
<lb n="713"/><p><span>86. An bocht fá'n chladach agus an saidhbhir</span>
<lb n="714"/><span>fá mhíntibh.</span></p>
<lb n="715"/>
<lb n="716"/><p><span>86. The poor man for the gutter, and</span>
<lb n="717"/><span>the rich man for the fine path</span>
<lb n="718"/><span>or roadway.</span></p>
<lb n="719"/>
<lb n="720"/><p><span>87. Beagan go minic a líonas an</span>
<lb n="721"/><span>sparan.</span></p>
<lb n="722"/>
<lb n="723"/><p><span>87. A little often that fills the purse.</span></p>
<lb n="724"/>
<lb n="725"/><p><span>88. Beagán maoine beagán cúraim.</span></p>
<lb n="726"/>
<lb n="727"/><p><span>88. Little means, little care.</span></p>
<lb n="728"/>
<lb n="729"/><p><span>89. Té a ghlacas an saoghal ar a</span>
<lb n="730"/><span>shuaimhneas is minic a bhíonn sé</span>
<lb n="731"/><span>ar tús.</span></p>
<lb n="732"/>
<lb n="733"/><p><span>89. He who takes the world at his</span>
<lb n="734"/><span>ease often comes in first</span></p>
<lb n="735"/>
<lb n="736"/><p><span>90. Glac an saoghal mar thig sé leat.</span>
<lb n="737"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="266"/>
<div><lb n="738"/><p><span>90. Take the world as it comes.</span>
<lb n="739"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="265"/>
<div><lb n="740"/><p><span>91. Té mbíonn saoghal aige béidh</span>
<lb n="741"/><span>sgéal aige.</span>
<lb n="742"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="266"/>
<div><lb n="743"/><p><span>91. He who has a (prosperous) life will</span>
<lb n="744"/><span>have many things to tell.</span>
<lb n="745"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="265"/>
<div><lb n="746"/><p><span>92. Is fearr cliú maith ná saidhbhreas</span>
<lb n="747"/><span>an domhain.</span>
<lb n="748"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="266"/>
<div><lb n="749"/><p><span>92. Good reputation is better than the</span>
<lb n="750"/><span>riches of the world.</span>
<lb n="751"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="265"/>
<div><lb n="752"/><p><span>93. An maith a bhí gabh amach</span>
<lb n="753"/><span>An maith atá tar isteach.</span>
<lb n="754"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="266"/>
<div><lb n="755"/><p><span>93. The good that was — go out,</span>
<lb n="756"/><span>The good that is — come in.</span></p>
<lb n="757"/>
<lb n="758"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 511.)</span></p>
<lb n="759"/>
<lb n="760"/><p><span>94. Té mbíonn an t-ádh beag air</span>
<lb n="761"/><span>bíonn an t-ádh mór air.</span></p>
<lb n="762"/>
<lb n="763"/><p><span>94. He who has the little luck has the</span>
<lb n="764"/><span>big luck.</span></p>
<lb n="765"/>
<lb n="766"/><p><span>95. Cia a bhfuil im aige gheibh sé im.</span></p>
<lb n="767"/>
<lb n="768"/><p><span>95. Who has butter gets butter.</span></p>
<lb n="769"/>
<lb n="770"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 612.)</span></p>
<lb n="771"/>
<lb n="772"/><p><span>96. Té a mbíonn an t-ádh air dairthear</span>
<lb n="773"/><span>an bhó 'sa' bharróg aige.</span></p>
<lb n="774"/>
<lb n="775"/><p><span>96. He on whom the luck is has his</span>
<lb n="776"/><span>cow and heifer in calf.</span></p>
<lb n="777"/>
<lb n="778"/><p><span>97. Is caol a thigeas an t-ádh, acht in</span>
<lb n="779"/><span>a thuile móir thigeas an mí-ádh.</span></p>
<lb n="780"/>
<lb n="781"/><p><span>97. In a fine stream the (good) luck</span>
<lb n="782"/><span>comes, but the bad luck in a</span>
<lb n="783"/><span>big flood.</span></p>
<lb n="784"/>
<lb n="785"/><p><span>98. As na bailte beaga ghníthear na</span>
<lb n="786"/><span>bailte móra.</span></p>
<lb n="787"/>
<lb n="788"/><p><span>98. From small towns big towns are</span>
<lb n="789"/><span>made.</span></p>
<lb n="790"/>
<lb n="791"/><p><span>99. Is beag a' tslat nach bhfásann</span>
<lb n="792"/><span>craobh uirthi.</span></p>
<lb n="793"/>
<lb n="794"/><p><span>99. It is a little rod that a branchlet</span>
<lb n="795"/><span>does not grow on.</span></p>
<lb n="796"/>
<lb n="797"/><p><span>(It is a poor thing that will not sup-</span>
<lb n="798"/><span>port something weaker than itself.)</span></p>
<lb n="799"/>
<lb n="800"/><p><span>100. Bruith cloch i n-im agus ólfar a</span>
<lb n="801"/><span>sugh.</span></p>
<lb n="802"/>
<lb n="803"/><p><span>100. Boil a stone in butter and its juice</span>
<lb n="804"/><span>will be drunk.</span></p>
<lb n="805"/>
<lb n="806"/><p><span>101. Is annamh bí tart agus ocras le</span>
<lb n="807"/><span>chéile.</span></p>
<lb n="808"/>
<lb n="809"/><p><span>101. Seldom are hunger and thirst</span>
<lb n="810"/><span>found together.</span></p>
<lb n="811"/>
<lb n="812"/><p><span>102. Bíonn fear ocrach feargach.</span></p>
<lb n="813"/>
<lb n="814"/><p><span>102. A hungry man is peevish.</span></p>
<lb n="815"/>
<lb n="816"/><p><span>103. Is maith an cuidiughadh ag 'ach an</span>
<lb n="817"/><span>rud acht ag méis an bhrochain.</span></p>
<lb n="818"/>
<lb n="819"/><p><span>103. Help is a good thing everywhere</span>
<lb n="820"/><span>except at the dish of porridge.</span></p>
<lb n="821"/>
<lb n="822"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 556.)</span></p>
<lb n="823"/>
<lb n="824"/><p><span>104. Ghnidh teine mhaith cócaire tapaidh.</span></p>
<lb n="825"/>
<lb n="826"/><p><span>104. A good fire makes a quick cook.</span></p>
<lb n="827"/>
<lb n="828"/><p><span>105. Is mairg a gheobhadh bás indé agus</span>
<lb n="829"/><span>an lá maith atá ann indiu.</span></p>
<lb n="830"/>
<lb n="831"/><p><span>105. Pity him who died yesterday con-</span>
<lb n="832"/><span>sidering the good day we are</span>
<lb n="833"/><span>having to-day.</span></p>
<lb n="834"/>
<lb n="835"/><p><span>106. Is cuma cé íosas 'sé Domhnall</span>
<lb n="836"/><span>íocfas.</span></p>
<lb n="837"/>
<lb n="838"/><p><span>106. No matter who eats Domhnall</span>
<lb n="839"/><span>pays.</span></p>
<lb n="840"/>
<lb n="841"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 1318.)</span></p>
<lb n="842"/>
<lb n="843"/><p><span>107. Ní ach aon lá mair'eas bó gearr-</span>
<lb n="844"/><span>fhiadh.</span></p>
<lb n="845"/>
<lb n="846"/><p><span>107. It is not every day a cow kills a</span>
<lb n="847"/><span>hare.</span></p>
<lb n="848"/>
<lb n="849"/><p><span>(Rare luck seldom happens.)</span></p>
<lb n="850"/>
<lb n="851"/><p><span>108. Tá Éire fada fáirsing agus níl</span>
<lb n="852"/><span>aon chlaoidh ar Albain.</span></p>
<lb n="853"/>
<lb n="854"/><p><span>108. Erin is large and generous and</span>
<lb n="855"/><span>Scotland is not exhausted.</span></p>
<lb n="856"/>
<lb n="857"/><p><span>(So between the two we are bound to</span>
<lb n="858"/><span>make a living.)</span></p>
<lb n="859"/>
<lb n="860"/><p><span>109. Tá lán mara eile ins an fhairge.</span></p>
<lb n="861"/>
<lb n="862"/><p><span>109. There is another tide in the sea.</span></p>
<lb n="863"/>
<lb n="864"/><p><span>(Another chance will come again.)</span></p>
<lb n="865"/>
<lb n="866"/><p><span>110. Tá taobh eile ar a' bhád.</span></p>
<lb n="867"/>
<lb n="868"/><p><span>110. There is another side on the boat.</span></p>
<lb n="869"/>
<lb n="870"/><p><span>(Another alternative left.)</span></p>
<lb n="871"/>
<lb n="872"/><p><span>111. Chan ionann bodach is Dia.</span></p>
<lb n="873"/>
<lb n="874"/><p><span>111. God is not the same as a bodach</span></p>
<lb n="875"/>
<lb n="876"/><p><span>(a big wealthy man).</span></p>
<lb n="877"/>
<lb n="878"/><p><span>(The latter is hard hearted: not so</span>
<lb n="879"/><span>God, hence let us pray to Him.)</span></p>
<lb n="880"/>
<lb n="881"/><p><span>112. Is goirid a bhéadh Dia ag léigheas-</span>
<lb n="882"/><span>ughadh gach loit.</span>
<lb n="883"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="267"/>
<div><lb n="884"/><p><span>112. God could quickly cure all injuries.</span></p>
<lb n="885"/>
<lb n="886"/><p><span>113. Bíonn críonnacht creigearach.</span></p>
<lb n="887"/>
<lb n="888"/><p><span>113. Prudence (in the selfish sense) is</span>
<lb n="889"/><span>usually hard and ungenerous.</span></p>
<lb n="890"/>
<lb n="891"/><p><span>114. Ní fheiceann an duine a locht fhéin.</span></p>
<lb n="892"/>
<lb n="893"/><p><span>114. A person does not see his own</span>
<lb n="894"/><span>fault.</span></p>
<lb n="895"/>
<lb n="896"/><p><span>115. Tá siad fíor mhaith atá gan locht.</span></p>
<lb n="897"/>
<lb n="898"/><p><span>115. They are truly good who are</span>
<lb n="899"/><span>faultless.</span></p>
<lb n="900"/>
<lb n="901"/><p><span>116. Toirt gan tairbhe.</span></p>
<lb n="902"/>
<lb n="903"/><p><span>116. Size without profit.</span></p>
<lb n="904"/>
<lb n="905"/><p><span>(Said of a man who had married a</span>
<lb n="906"/><span>big useless woman, or who had</span>
<lb n="907"/><span>bought a big cheap useless thing.)</span></p>
<lb n="908"/>
<lb n="909"/><p><span>117. Bean gan leanbh bean gan leith-</span>
<lb n="910"/><span>sgéal.</span></p>
<lb n="911"/>
<lb n="912"/><p><span>117. A childless wife has no excuse (for</span>
<lb n="913"/><span>sitting down to rest).</span></p>
<lb n="914"/>
<lb n="915"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 134.)</span></p>
<lb n="916"/>
<lb n="917"/><p><span>118. Ag díol coirce agus ag ceannacht</span>
<lb n="918"/><span>mine.</span></p>
<lb n="919"/>
<lb n="920"/><p><span>118. Selling corn and buying meal.</span></p>
<lb n="921"/>
<lb n="922"/><p><span>119. Ag díol meala agus ag ceannacht</span>
<lb n="923"/><span>milseain.</span></p>
<lb n="924"/>
<lb n="925"/><p><span>119. Selling honey and buying sugar.</span></p>
<lb n="926"/>
<lb n="927"/><p><span>(Driving a profitless trade.)</span></p>
<lb n="928"/>
<lb n="929"/><p><span>120. (a) Scabadh na batala, agus</span>
<lb n="930"/><span>'cruinniughadh na sithbhin.</span></p>
<lb n="931"/>
<lb n="932"/><p><span>(b) Ag cruinniughadh na sithbhin,</span>
<lb n="933"/><span>agus ag spréidheadh na gcorróg.</span></p>
<lb n="934"/>
<lb n="935"/><p><span>120. Gathering straws while scatter-</span>
<lb n="936"/><span>ing wads or pottles.</span>
<lb n="937"/><span>("Penny wise and pound foolish,"</span>
<lb n="938"/><span>but like most Irish proverbs much</span>
<lb n="939"/><span>more powerfully expressed.)</span></p>
<lb n="940"/>
<lb n="941"/><p><span>121. Má's maith leat do mhéar a</span>
<lb n="942"/><span>ghearradh cuir roimh a' chorran é.</span></p>
<lb n="943"/>
<lb n="944"/><p><span>121. If you wish to cut your finger put</span>
<lb n="945"/><span>it before the hook.</span></p>
<lb n="946"/>
<lb n="947"/><p><span>122. Té ritheas a thuiteas.</span></p>
<lb n="948"/>
<lb n="949"/><p><span>122. He who runs that falls.</span></p>
<lb n="950"/>
<lb n="951"/><p><span>(Who acts imprudently that comes</span>
<lb n="952"/><span>to grief.)</span></p>
<lb n="953"/>
<lb n="954"/><p><span>123. Is fearr asal a iomcharas thú, ná</span>
<lb n="955"/><span>beathach a chaitheas thú.</span></p>
<lb n="956"/>
<lb n="957"/><p><span>123. Better an ass that carries you</span>
<lb n="958"/><span>than a horse that throws you.</span></p>
<lb n="959"/>
<lb n="960"/><p><span>124. Níl 'fhios ag an duine cia is fearr</span>
<lb n="961"/><span>luas nó moill.</span></p>
<lb n="962"/>
<lb n="963"/><p><span>124. One never knows which is best —</span>
<lb n="964"/><span>early or late.</span></p>
<lb n="965"/>
<lb n="966"/><p><span>125. Níl 'fhios ag fear an taoibh thall</span>
<lb n="967"/><span>goidé mar tá fear an taoibh</span>
<lb n="968"/><span>'bhfus.</span></p>
<lb n="969"/>
<lb n="970"/><p><span>125. The man beyond does not know</span>
<lb n="971"/><span>how is the man on this side.</span></p>
<lb n="972"/>
<lb n="973"/><p><span>126. Chan tárthail gan féidhm é.</span></p>
<lb n="974"/>
<lb n="975"/><p><span>126. It is not assistance or comfort</span>
<lb n="976"/><span>in vain.</span></p>
<lb n="977"/>
<lb n="978"/><p><span>127. Chan cuireadh gan deoch é.</span></p>
<lb n="979"/>
<lb n="980"/><p><span>127. It is not an invitation without</span>
<lb n="981"/><span>a drink.</span></p>
<lb n="982"/>
<lb n="983"/><p><span>128. Truagh gan tárrthail ag cuartughadh</span>
<lb n="984"/><span>dorais ar a' bhinn.</span></p>
<lb n="985"/>
<lb n="986"/><p><span>128. A hopeless wretch — seeking a</span>
<lb n="987"/><span>door on the gable.</span></p>
<lb n="988"/>
<lb n="989"/><p><span>129. Sean sgéal agus meirg air.</span></p>
<lb n="990"/>
<lb n="991"/><p><span>129. An old story and rust on it.</span></p>
<lb n="992"/>
<lb n="993"/><p><span>130. "A amadáin na gcluasa fada"</span>
<lb n="994"/><span>ars' an t-asal le n-a dhearbh-</span>
<lb n="995"/><span>rathair.</span></p>
<lb n="996"/>
<lb n="997"/><p><span>130. "You long-eared fool," said the</span>
<lb n="998"/><span>ass to his brother.</span></p>
<lb n="999"/>
<lb n="1000"/><p><span>131. Congbhuigh an chnámh agus leanfaidh an</span>
<lb n="1001"/><span>madadh thú.</span></p>
<lb n="1002"/>
<lb n="1003"/><p><span>131. Keep the bone and the dog will</span>
<lb n="1004"/><span>follow you.</span></p>
<lb n="1005"/>
<lb n="1006"/><p><span>(Refers to people in the world</span>
<lb n="1007"/><span>having the bestowal of patronage.)</span></p>
<lb n="1008"/>
<lb n="1009"/><p><span>132. Chídheann beirt rud nach bhfeiceann</span>
<lb n="1010"/><span>an duine amháin.</span></p>
<lb n="1011"/>
<lb n="1012"/><p><span>132. A pair sees what one person fails</span>
<lb n="1013"/><span>to see.</span></p>
<lb n="1014"/>
<lb n="1015"/><p><span>133. Ceangail do theangaidh nó ceang-</span>
<lb n="1016"/><span>lochaidh sí thú.</span></p>
<lb n="1017"/>
<lb n="1018"/><p><span>133. Tie up your tongue or it will tie</span>
<lb n="1019"/><span>you.</span></p>
<lb n="1020"/>
<lb n="1021"/><p><span>134. Is feirrde do sgéal mhaith innsint</span>
<lb n="1022"/><span>dá uair.</span></p>
<lb n="1023"/>
<lb n="1024"/><p><span>134. A good story is the better of being</span>
<lb n="1025"/><span>told twice.</span>
<lb n="1026"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="268"/>
<div><lb n="1027"/><p><span>135. Is lom gualainn gan brathar.</span></p>
<lb n="1028"/>
<lb n="1029"/><p><span>135. A shoulder without a brother is</span>
<lb n="1030"/><span>bare.</span></p>
<lb n="1031"/>
<lb n="1032"/><p><span>136. Is mairg a bhíonns gan dear'thar.</span></p>
<lb n="1033"/>
<lb n="1034"/><p><span>136. Woe to him who is brotherless.</span></p>
<lb n="1035"/>
<lb n="1036"/><p><span>137. Is bocht an rud fear gan dearthar</span>
<lb n="1037"/><span>ag teacht na bhfear i láthair.</span></p>
<lb n="1038"/>
<lb n="1039"/><p><span>137. When the men foregather it is a</span>
<lb n="1040"/><span>pity of him who has no brother.</span></p>
<lb n="1041"/>
<lb n="1042"/><p><span>138. Is éadtrom buaille aon órd.</span></p>
<lb n="1043"/>
<lb n="1044"/><p><span>138. The blow of one sledge is light.</span>
<lb n="1045"/><span>(These are proverbs of a race where</span>
<lb n="1046"/><span>the clan instinct was strong.)</span></p>
<lb n="1047"/>
<lb n="1048"/><p><span>139. Dá mhéad an lán mara tráigheann</span>
<lb n="1049"/><span>sé.</span></p>
<lb n="1050"/>
<lb n="1051"/><p><span>139. However high the tide it ebbs</span>
<lb n="1052"/><span>away.</span></p>
<lb n="1053"/>
<lb n="1054"/><p><span>(So with power, riches, etc.)</span></p>
<lb n="1055"/>
<lb n="1056"/><p><span>140. Ní fhanann seal mara rabhartha</span>
<lb n="1057"/><span>le comhrádh ban.</span></p>
<lb n="1058"/>
<lb n="1059"/><p><span>140. A spring tide does not wait for</span>
<lb n="1060"/><span>women's conversation.</span></p>
<lb n="1061"/>
<lb n="1062"/><p><span>(Women's talk is often very pro-</span>
<lb n="1063"/><span>longed: a spring tide ebbs rapidly)</span></p>
<lb n="1064"/>
<lb n="1065"/><p><span>141. Iasacht a raoilich do'n fhaoilean</span>
<lb n="1066"/><span>an t-iasacht nach bhfilleann a</span>
<lb n="1067"/><span>choidhche.</span></p>
<lb n="1068"/>
<lb n="1069"/><p><span>141. The loan of the wader to the sea-</span>
<lb n="1070"/><span>gull,</span>
<lb n="1071"/><span>The loan that was never returned.</span></p>
<lb n="1072"/>
<lb n="1073"/><p><span>(The Raoilich is some wading-bird, who</span>
<lb n="1074"/><span>it is said, had web-feet originally, but</span>
<lb n="1075"/><span>she lent the webs of her feet to the</span>
<lb n="1076"/><span>seagull, and the latter never re-</span>
<lb n="1077"/><span>turned them.)</span></p>
<lb n="1078"/>
<lb n="1079"/><p><span>142. I bhfad a chur i bhfad na thuradh.</span></p>
<lb n="1080"/>
<lb n="1081"/><p><span>142. Long raining, long fair.</span></p>
<lb n="1082"/>
<lb n="1083"/><p><span>143. Cothughadh na doininne</span>
<lb n="1084"/><span>Soineann na h-oidhche.</span></p>
<lb n="1085"/>
<lb n="1086"/><p><span>143. The maintenance of the bad</span>
<lb n="1087"/><span>weather is the good weather of</span>
<lb n="1088"/><span>the night time.</span></p>
<lb n="1089"/>
<lb n="1090"/><p><span>144. Samhradh fuilteach féarmhar,</span>
<lb n="1091"/><span>Is lá fhéil Eóin ar an Aoine.</span></p>
<lb n="1092"/>
<lb n="1093"/><p><span>144. A bloody grassy summer</span>
<lb n="1094"/><span>And St. John's day on Friday.</span></p>
<lb n="1095"/>
<lb n="1096"/><p><span>(Those two happen together accord-</span>
<lb n="1097"/><span>ing to this ancient belief.)</span></p>
<lb n="1098"/>
<lb n="1099"/><p><span>145. Dheanfá sgéal do chlochaibh trágha.</span></p>
<lb n="1100"/>
<lb n="1101"/><p><span>145. You would make a story out of</span>
<lb n="1102"/><span>the stones of the strand.</span></p>
<lb n="1103"/>
<lb n="1104"/><p><span>(Said to a good talker.)</span></p>
<lb n="1105"/>
<lb n="1106"/><p><span>146. Go mairidh tú is go gcaithidh tú é</span>
<lb n="1107"/><span>Go strócaidh tú is go stiallaidh</span>
<lb n="1108"/><span>tú é.</span></p>
<lb n="1109"/>
<lb n="1110"/><p><span>146. May you live and wear it till you</span>
<lb n="1111"/><span>tear it in strips.</span></p>
<lb n="1112"/>
<lb n="1113"/><p><span>(Said to a person wearing a new suit</span>
<lb n="1114"/><span>for first time.  See Sean-Fhocla</span>
<lb n="1115"/><span>U., No. 927.)</span></p>
<lb n="1116"/>
<lb n="1117"/><p><span>147. Is fada cuimhne sean leanbh.</span></p>
<lb n="1118"/>
<lb n="1119"/><p><span>147. An old child has a long memory.</span></p>
<lb n="1120"/>
<lb n="1121"/><p><span>148. Is furus cleacht a thabhairt do</span>
<lb n="1122"/><span>shean-leanbh.</span></p>
<lb n="1123"/>
<lb n="1124"/><p><span>148. It is easy to teach an old child.</span></p>
<lb n="1125"/>
<lb n="1126"/><p><span>149. Níor bhlas sé an biadh nach mblas-</span>
<lb n="1127"/><span>faidh an bás.</span></p>
<lb n="1128"/>
<lb n="1129"/><p><span>149. He has not tasted food who will</span>
<lb n="1130"/><span>not taste death.</span></p>
<lb n="1131"/>
<lb n="1132"/><p><span>150. Is iomdha cor ag an bhás le baint</span>
<lb n="1133"/><span>as an duine.</span></p>
<lb n="1134"/>
<lb n="1135"/><p><span>150. Death has many ways of taking</span>
<lb n="1136"/><span>a turn out of a person.</span></p>
<lb n="1137"/>
<lb n="1138"/><p><span>(In hunting when a hare is turned</span>
<lb n="1139"/><span>it is the prelude to her death).</span></p>
<lb n="1140"/>
<lb n="1141"/><p><span>151. As an chuideachta mhóir is minic</span>
<lb n="1142"/><span>a thig an dubh-bhrón.</span></p>
<lb n="1143"/>
<lb n="1144"/><p><span>151. Out of great company sorrow</span>
<lb n="1145"/><span>often comes.</span></p>
<lb n="1146"/>
<lb n="1147"/><p><span>152. Té is deise do theach a' phobaill</span>
<lb n="1148"/><span>Té is maille do'n aifrionn.</span>
<lb n="1149"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="269"/>
<div><lb n="1150"/><p><span>152. He who is nearest to the chapel</span>
<lb n="1151"/><span>is the latest at Mass.</span>
<lb n="1152"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="268"/>
<div><lb n="1153"/><p><span>153. Cha bhfaghthar uisge coistreacha i</span>
<lb n="1154"/><span>dteampall Gallda.</span>
<lb n="1155"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="269"/>
<div><lb n="1156"/><p><span>153. Holy water is not found in a</span>
<lb n="1157"/><span>Protestant church.</span></p>
<lb n="1158"/>
<lb n="1159"/><p><span>154. Is fearr uaigneas fhéin ná droch-</span>
<lb n="1160"/><span>chuideachta.</span></p>
<lb n="1161"/>
<lb n="1162"/><p><span>154. Better loneliness even than bad</span>
<lb n="1163"/><span>company.</span></p>
<lb n="1164"/>
<lb n="1165"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 181).</span></p>
<lb n="1166"/>
<lb n="1167"/><p><span>155. "Is beag an rud nach cuidiughadh</span>
<lb n="1168"/><span>é" ars' an dreolan.</span></p>
<lb n="1169"/>
<lb n="1170"/><p><span>155. "It is a small thing that does not</span>
<lb n="1171"/><span>help," says the wren.</span></p>
<lb n="1172"/>
<lb n="1173"/><p><span>(Used in the same way as No. 35</span>
<lb n="1174"/><span>above.)</span></p>
<lb n="1175"/>
<lb n="1176"/><p><span>156. Is mí-mheasamhail ní ar bith a</span>
<lb n="1177"/><span>ndeirtear gan chéill</span></p>
<lb n="1178"/>
<lb n="1179"/><p><span>Acht is minic bí méin mhaith ag</span>
<lb n="1180"/><span>daoinibh dubh' gránda.</span></p>
<lb n="1181"/>
<lb n="1182"/><p><span>156. An utterance without sense gains</span>
<lb n="1183"/><span>no respect,</span>
<lb n="1184"/><span>And dark ugly people often have</span>
<lb n="1185"/><span>a nice mind.</span></p>
<lb n="1186"/>
<lb n="1187"/><p><span>157. Ag cur cainnt le sruth.</span></p>
<lb n="1188"/>
<lb n="1189"/><p><span>157. Talking to a stream (and the</span>
<lb n="1190"/><span>stream unheeding).</span></p>
<lb n="1191"/>
<lb n="1192"/><p><span>158. Fiadhnaise a' ghiolla bhréagaigh a</span>
<lb n="1193"/><span>bhean.</span></p>
<lb n="1194"/>
<lb n="1195"/><p><span>158. The lying man's witness is his</span>
<lb n="1196"/><span>wife.</span></p>
<lb n="1197"/>
<lb n="1198"/><p><span>(He calls on her to corroborate his</span>
<lb n="1199"/><span>falsehoods.)</span></p>
<lb n="1200"/>
<lb n="1201"/><p><span>159. Is mairg a mhuirbhfinn mo mhuiltín</span>
<lb n="1202"/><span>fóghmhair.</span>
<lb n="1203"/><span>Is tusa 'do luighe ar do leic go</span>
<lb n="1204"/><span>modhmhar</span></p>
<lb n="1205"/>
<lb n="1206"/><p><span>(Ars an fear leis an bháirneach.)</span></p>
<lb n="1207"/>
<lb n="1208"/><p><span>159. "Alas that I should have killed</span>
<lb n="1209"/><span>my harvest sheep, and you re-</span>
<lb n="1210"/><span>posing quietly on your flag,"</span>
<lb n="1211"/><span>says the man to the barnacle.</span></p>
<lb n="1212"/>
<lb n="1213"/><p><span>160. I gcionn 'ach seachtmhadh bliadhain</span>
<lb n="1214"/><span>is gnáthach le Mic Uí Ghorra</span>
<lb n="1215"/><span>seoladh.</span></p>
<lb n="1216"/>
<lb n="1217"/><p><span>160. Every seven years the sons of</span>
<lb n="1218"/><span>O Gorra go for a sail.</span></p>
<lb n="1219"/>
<lb n="1220"/><p><span>(Some ancient superstition.)</span></p>
<lb n="1221"/>
<lb n="1222"/><p><span>161. Ní rabh ann acht na bráithre is</span>
<lb n="1223"/><span>goideadh na bróga.</span></p>
<lb n="1224"/>
<lb n="1225"/><p><span>161. There were only the friars present,</span>
<lb n="1226"/><span>yet the boots were stolen.</span></p>
<lb n="1227"/>
<lb n="1228"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 67.)</span></p>
<lb n="1229"/>
<lb n="1230"/><p><span>162. Íosann na muca míne fhéin trosg.</span></p>
<lb n="1231"/>
<lb n="1232"/><p><span>162. Even the fine pigs eat hogwash.</span></p>
<lb n="1233"/>
<lb n="1234"/><p><span>163. Is fada leanas a' duthchas.</span></p>
<lb n="1235"/>
<lb n="1236"/><p><span>163. Natural disposition runs a long</span>
<lb n="1237"/><span>way.</span></p>
<lb n="1238"/>
<lb n="1239"/><p><span>164. Ní deor buan poll i gcarraig.</span></p>
<lb n="1240"/>
<lb n="1241"/><p><span>164. It is not a lasting drop that lies in</span>
<lb n="1242"/><span>a hole in a rock.</span></p>
<lb n="1243"/>
<lb n="1244"/><p><span>165. Ní mhaireann na bréaga acht</span>
<lb n="1245"/><span>tamall.</span></p>
<lb n="1246"/>
<lb n="1247"/><p><span>165. Lies only run a short course.</span></p>
<lb n="1248"/>
<lb n="1249"/><p><span>166. Gáire ó Dhia chugainn.</span></p>
<lb n="1250"/>
<lb n="1251"/><p><span>166. A laugh from God to us.</span></p>
<lb n="1252"/>
<lb n="1253"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 965.</span>
<lb n="1254"/><span>Said after a good laugh, lest it</span>
<lb n="1255"/><span>might be succeeded by sorrow.)</span></p>
<lb n="1256"/>
<lb n="1257"/><p><span>167. Is olc an margadh a bhriseas</span>
<lb n="1258"/><span>beirt.</span></p>
<lb n="1259"/>
<lb n="1260"/><p><span>167. It is a bad bargain that breaks</span>
<lb n="1261"/><span>two.</span></p>
<lb n="1262"/>
<lb n="1263"/><p>
<lb n="1264"/><span>168. An té a chailleas a náire gheibh sé</span>
<lb n="1265"/><span>a dhánacht.</span></p>
<lb n="1266"/>
<lb n="1267"/><p><span>168. He who loses his shame gets his</span>
<lb n="1268"/><span>boldness.</span></p>
<lb n="1269"/>
<lb n="1270"/><p><span>(While shame clung to him he lacked</span>
<lb n="1271"/><span>boldness or shamelessness.)</span></p>
<lb n="1272"/>
<lb n="1273"/><p><span>169. Gheobhaidh foighid a furtacht.</span>
<lb n="1274"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="270"/>
<div><lb n="1275"/><p><span>169. Patience will get its comfort.</span>
<lb n="1276"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="269"/>
<div><lb n="1277"/><p><span>170. 'Á mbéadh 'fhios ag duine a leas</span>
<lb n="1278"/><span>ní dheanfadh sé a aimhleas.</span>
<lb n="1279"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="270"/>
<div><lb n="1280"/><p><span>170. If a person knew what was for his</span>
<lb n="1281"/><span>good he would not do his harm.</span></p>
<lb n="1282"/>
<lb n="1283"/><p><span>171. Dreis ar fíde</span>
<lb n="1284"/><span>Dreis ar fóide.</span></p>
<lb n="1285"/>
<lb n="1286"/><p><span>171. A while at fide and a while at</span>
<lb n="1287"/><span>foide; a while at this and a</span>
<lb n="1288"/><span>while at that.</span></p>
<lb n="1289"/>
<lb n="1290"/><p><span>(This is an Innishowen proverb;</span>
<lb n="1291"/><span>fíd is a native term there and</span>
<lb n="1292"/><span>also in Rathlin for tweed.)</span></p>
<lb n="1293"/>
<lb n="1294"/><p><span>172. Greim rubaill an eascoin.</span></p>
<lb n="1295"/>
<lb n="1296"/><p><span>172. A hold of the eel's tail.</span></p>
<lb n="1297"/>
<lb n="1298"/><p><span>(A slippery grip of anything.)</span></p>
<lb n="1299"/>
<lb n="1300"/><p><span>173. Crann cuilinn rí maide na</span>
<lb n="1301"/><span>coilleadh.</span></p>
<lb n="1302"/>
<lb n="1303"/><p><span>173. The holly tree — the king of the</span>
<lb n="1304"/><span>timbers of the forest.</span></p>
<lb n="1305"/>
<lb n="1306"/><p><span>174. Faoilean ó'n fhairge agus báillidh</span>
<lb n="1307"/><span>ó'n tsliabh</span>
<lb n="1308"/><span>Beirt nach dtainic ar dheigh-sgéal</span>
<lb n="1309"/><span>ariamh.</span></p>
<lb n="1310"/>
<lb n="1311"/><p><span>174. A seagull from the sea, and a</span>
<lb n="1312"/><span>bailiff on the mountain,</span>
<lb n="1313"/><span>A pair that never come with a</span>
<lb n="1314"/><span>good story.</span></p>
<lb n="1315"/>
<lb n="1316"/><p><span>(The seagull from the sea foretells</span>
<lb n="1317"/><span>rain, and the bailiff on the</span>
<lb n="1318"/><span>mountain betokens rent, cess,</span>
<lb n="1319"/><span>processes, etc.)</span></p>
<lb n="1320"/>
<lb n="1321"/><p><span>175. Béidh an fheall i Mac Suibhne fhad</span>
<lb n="1322"/><span>is bhéas ball dubh ar an</span>
<lb n="1323"/><span>fheadóig.</span></p>
<lb n="1324"/>
<lb n="1325"/><p><span>175. The treachery will be in Mac</span>
<lb n="1326"/><span>Sweeny as long as there is a</span>
<lb n="1327"/><span>black spot on a plover.</span></p>
<lb n="1328"/>
<lb n="1329"/><p><span>176. Triúr ban is cóir a sheachnadh</span>
<lb n="1330"/><span>Bean spicoide,</span>
<lb n="1331"/><span>Ingean muilteora,</span>
<lb n="1332"/><span>Agus scúile an bhaile mhóir.</span></p>
<lb n="1333"/>
<lb n="1334"/><p><span>176. The three women it is right to</span>
<lb n="1335"/><span>shun (i.e., not to marry) —</span>
<lb n="1336"/><span>The woman of the spigots (a bar-</span>
<lb n="1337"/><span>maid),</span>
<lb n="1338"/><span>A miller's daughter,</span>
<lb n="1339"/><span>And a town scullion.</span></p>
<lb n="1340"/>
<lb n="1341"/><p><span>177. Is 'ar gheall le bólacht a póstar</span>
<lb n="1342"/><span>mná.</span></p>
<lb n="1343"/>
<lb n="1344"/><p><span>177. It is on account of the cattle (i.e.,</span>
<lb n="1345"/><span>dowries) that women are</span>
<lb n="1346"/><span>married.</span></p>
<lb n="1347"/>
<lb n="1348"/><p><span>178. Cuid san aer,</span>
<lb n="1349"/><span>Cuid san uisge,</span>
<lb n="1350"/><span>Cuid i gcruic agus i gcairgeacha,</span>
<lb n="1351"/><span>Agus cuid i n-ifrionn dorcha</span>
<lb n="1352"/><span>salach.</span></p>
<lb n="1353"/>
<lb n="1354"/><p><span>178. Some in the air,</span>
<lb n="1355"/><span>Some in the water,</span>
<lb n="1356"/><span>Some in the hills and rocks,</span>
<lb n="1357"/><span>And some in ugly dark hell.</span></p>
<lb n="1358"/>
<lb n="1359"/><p><span>(This was the distribution made of</span>
<lb n="1360"/><span>the fallen angels; the first three</span>
<lb n="1361"/><span>lots are now fairies.)</span></p>
<lb n="1362"/>
<lb n="1363"/><p><span>179. Ná bí ar thús bratha nó ar deireadh</span>
<lb n="1364"/><span>catha.</span></p>
<lb n="1365"/>
<lb n="1366"/><p><span>179. Don't be first at scouting or spying</span>
<lb n="1367"/><span>or last at battle.</span></p>
<lb n="1368"/>
<lb n="1369"/><p><span>180. Sí an imirt an coimhead.</span>
<lb n="1370"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="271"/>
<div><lb n="1371"/><p><span>180. Watching is the (principal part)</span>
<lb n="1372"/><span>of the play.</span></p>
<lb n="1373"/>
<lb n="1374"/><p><span>(See Sean-Fhocla U., No. 733.)</span></p>
<lb n="1375"/>
<lb n="1376"/><p><span>181. Bí an tsúil i ndiaidh a cleachtaighe.</span></p>
<lb n="1377"/>
<lb n="1378"/><p><span>181. The eye follows or notes what it is</span>
<lb n="1379"/><span>trained to.</span></p>
<lb n="1380"/>
<lb n="1381"/><p><span>Carlyle has expressed the same idea</span>
<lb n="1382"/><span>in slightly different words — "The</span>
<lb n="1383"/><span>eye will only see what it brings with</span>
<lb n="1384"/><span>it the power of seeing"</span></p>
<lb n="1385"/>
<lb n="1386"/><p><span>Thus a tailor will note the style of</span>
<lb n="1387"/><span>your dress; an architect the style of</span>
<lb n="1388"/><span>a building; yet each is blind to what</span>
<lb n="1389"/><span>the other sees.</span></p>
<lb n="1390"/>
<lb n="1391"/><p><span>182. Má tá do mhuinghin in aon ghreim,</span>
<lb n="1392"/><span>Bíodh uibh circe agat;</span>
<lb n="1393"/><span>Agus má tá do mhuinghin in aon</span>
<lb n="1394"/><span>chirt</span>
<lb n="1395"/><span>Bíodh cóta mór agat.</span></p>
<lb n="1396"/>
<lb n="1397"/><p><span>182. If you are dependent on one bite</span>
<lb n="1398"/><span>Have a hen's egg;</span>
<lb n="1399"/><span>If you are dependent on one</span>
<lb n="1400"/><span>garment,</span>
<lb n="1401"/><span>Have a big coat.</span></p>
<lb n="1402"/>
<lb n="1403"/><p><span>183. Má tá laighead ar mo bhórd tá</span>
<lb n="1404"/><span>méad ar mo fháilte.</span></p>
<lb n="1405"/>
<lb n="1406"/><p><span>183. Though my table may be scanty</span>
<lb n="1407"/><span>my welcome is big.</span></p>
<lb n="1408"/>
<lb n="1409"/><p><span>(The apology of a poor but hospitable</span>
<lb n="1410"/><span>man.</span></p>
<lb n="1411"/>
<lb n="1412"/><p><span>184. Dún gCruitín, Dún gCruitín,</span>
<lb n="1413"/><span>A dún dá mbuailtear a smicín,*</span>
<lb n="1414"/><span>Is méara (= méanra) mar bhéadh</span>
<lb n="1415"/><span>i dtús a' rása reatha</span>
<lb n="1416"/><span>I ndeireadh catha Dhúin gCruitín.</span></p>
<lb n="1417"/>
<lb n="1418"/><p><span>184. Dun gCruitin, Dun gCruitin the</span>
<lb n="1419"/><span>Dun where the fight will com-</span>
<lb n="1420"/><span>mence, well for him who will be</span>
<lb n="1421"/><span>in the beginning of the flight at</span>
<lb n="1422"/><span>the close of the battle of Dun</span>
<lb n="1423"/><span>gCruitin.</span></p>
<lb n="1424"/>
<lb n="1425"/><p><span>AS CO. DHOIRE.</span></p>
<lb n="1426"/>
<lb n="1427"/><p><span>FROM CO. DERRY (Moyola Valley).</span></p>
<lb n="1428"/>
<lb n="1429"/><p><span>185 Ná fág an sionnach ag buachailleacht</span>
<lb n="1430"/><span>na ngéach</span></p>
<lb n="1431"/>
<lb n="1432"/><p><span>185. Don't leave the fox herding the</span>
<lb n="1433"/><span>geese.</span></p>
<lb n="1434"/>
<lb n="1435"/><p><span>186. "Is olc an mharcuigheacht nach</span>
<lb n="1436"/><span>fearr é ná'n dubh-choisidheacht"</span>
<lb n="1437"/><span>ars' an bhean a bhí ag marcui-</span>
<lb n="1438"/><span>gheacht ar an tor tromain.</span></p>
<lb n="1439"/>
<lb n="1440"/><p><span>186. "It is poor riding that is not</span>
<lb n="1441"/><span>better than walking" says the</span>
<lb n="1442"/><span>woman who was riding on the</span>
<lb n="1443"/><span>boor-tree.</span></p>
<lb n="1444"/>
<lb n="1445"/><p><span>187. "Marbh-fáisg ar a' h-áilneacht"</span>
<lb n="1446"/><span>ars' an bhean nuair a tharraing</span>
<lb n="1447"/><span>sí na stócaí bána ar na cosaibh</span>
<lb n="1448"/><span>dubha.</span></p>
<lb n="1449"/>
<lb n="1450"/><p><span>187. "Bad luck to the beauty," says</span>
<lb n="1451"/><span>the woman when she pulled</span>
<lb n="1452"/><span>up white stockings on her black</span>
<lb n="1453"/><span>feet.</span></p>
<lb n="1454"/>
<lb n="1455"/><p><span>188. Trí nidh: — Sugh na mine</span>
<lb n="1456"/><span>Iasg na fairge</span>
<lb n="1457"/><span>Agus rud beag brúghdain (=</span>
<lb n="1458"/><span>brúightín)</span>
<lb n="1459"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="272"/>
<div><lb n="1460"/><p><span>188. Three things — The juice of oat-</span>
<lb n="1461"/><span>meal, the fish of the sea, and a</span>
<lb n="1462"/><span>moderate quantity of mashed</span>
<lb n="1463"/><span>potatoes.</span></p>
<lb n="1464"/>
<lb n="1465"/><p/>
</div>
<pb n="271"/>
<div><lb n="1466"/><p><span>189. Trí náimhde an anama — an saoghal,</span>
<lb n="1467"/><span>an diabhal, agus a' cholann.</span>
<lb n="1468"/><span>"'Seadh," arsa fear a bhí in a</span>
<lb n="1469"/><span>sheasamh,</span>
<lb n="1470"/><span>"Agus trí náimhde na calna —</span>
<lb n="1471"/><span>fuil, cadhal, agus bláthach."</span></p>
<lb n="1472"/>
<lb n="1473"/><p><span>*Explained by narrator as a row, fight, conflict.  It is not in the dictionaries, but O Brien has</span>
<lb n="1474"/><span>smístín, smite.</span>
<lb n="1475"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="272"/>
<div><lb n="1476"/><p><span>189. Three enemies of the soul — the</span>
<lb n="1477"/><span>world, the devil, and the body.</span>
<lb n="1478"/><span>"Yes," says a man who was</span>
<lb n="1479"/><span>present, "and three enemies of</span>
<lb n="1480"/><span>the body are blood, kale (cabb-</span>
<lb n="1481"/><span>age) and buttermilk.</span></p>
<lb n="1482"/>
<lb n="1483"/><p><span>190. "An Críostaidhe thú?" ars' an</span>
<lb n="1484"/><span>sagart leis an fhear.</span>
<lb n="1485"/><span>"Ní headh," arsa seisean, "acht</span>
<lb n="1486"/><span>Connachtach."</span></p>
<lb n="1487"/>
<lb n="1488"/><p><span>190. "Are you a Christian," asked the</span>
<lb n="1489"/><span>priest of the man.</span>
<lb n="1490"/><span>"No," he replied, "I'm a Con-</span>
<lb n="1491"/><span>nachtman."</span></p>
<lb n="1492"/>
<lb n="1493"/><p><span>191. Chan fhuil comhartha Críostaidhe air</span>
<lb n="1494"/><span>acht go dtéidh sé an bóthar gan</span>
<lb n="1495"/><span>adhastar.</span></p>
<lb n="1496"/>
<lb n="1497"/><p><span>191. There is no mark of a Christian</span>
<lb n="1498"/><span>0n him except that he goes the</span>
<lb n="1499"/><span>road without a halter.</span>
<lb n="1500"/><span>Hence he is not a beast, but there</span>
<lb n="1501"/><span>his similarity to a Christian ends.</span>
<lb n="1502"/><span>Whether this refers to the Con-</span>
<lb n="1503"/><span>nachtman also is unknown to the</span>
<lb n="1504"/><span>editor.</span></p>
<lb n="1505"/>
<lb n="1506"/><p><span>192. "Cha rabh a léitheid aimsire againn</span>
<lb n="1507"/><span>ó dhóghadh tigh Chormaic Uí</span>
<lb n="1508"/><span>Dhuibhlin."</span></p>
<lb n="1509"/>
<lb n="1510"/><p><span>192. We had not such times as these</span>
<lb n="1511"/><span>since Cormac O Devlin's house</span>
<lb n="1512"/><span>was burned.</span></p>
<lb n="1513"/>
<lb n="1514"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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