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Silence is golden | Is binn béal ina thost |
Many hands win the battle | Iomad na lámh a bhaineadh an cath |
Buy an old thing and be without anything | Ceannaigh seanrud agus bí gan aon rud |
Fame is more permanent than life | Is buaine cliú ná saol |
The water is not missed until the well recedes | Ní chronaítear an t-uisce go dtráitear an tobar |
Fighting / arguaing is better than loneliness | Is fearr an troid ná an t-uaigneas |
Look before you leap (look ahead before you give a leap) | Amharc romhat sula dtuga tú léim |
Travel broadens the mind / travellers have tales to tell / there be’s story with walking | Bíonn siúlach scéalach |
An inch of kinship is better than a mile of charity | Is fearr orlach den ghaol ná míle den charthanas |
Patience is a virtue (patience get succour/aid/comfort) | Faigheann foighne fortacht |
Less is more (there be’s flavour on the little things) | Bíonn blas ar an bheagán |
May you find peace of mind at this difficult time (May your pain find peace at this painful time) | Go bhfaighe do ghorta suaimhneas ag an am seo gortaithe |
One should not wear out one’s welcome. (literally, “A short visit and not too frequent.”) | Cuairt ghearr is a déanamh go hannamh. |
The grass is greener on the other side but if it’s green you can’t grow anything | Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn ach más glas, ní féarach |
The cows overseas have big horns | Bíonn adharca fada ar na ba thar lear |
The eye of a friend is a good mirror | Is maith an scáthán súil charad |
The simple things are the things we miss most | Na rudaí is simplí is iad na rudaí a chronaíonn muid is mó |
People leave but the mountains stay | Imíonn na daoine ach fanann na cnoic |
A lot of a little thing is better than nothing of a lot | Is fearr neart de bheagán ná dadaidh de mhórán |