Anois ar dteact an earraigh beidh an lá síneadh, anois ar dteact na Féil’ Bríde ‘s ea tógfad mo cheol,

Now on the coming of Spring the day will be lengthening, now on the coming of St. Brigid’s Day I will take up my music

Tá gach uile fear go lách go dtéadh bó ‘na gharraí

Everyone is nice till the strange cow gets into his garden

Is fearr bothán agus bainne gabhair ná caisleán duine eile

Better one’s cabin and goat’s milk than another’s castle

Is fearr aon ghaoth fortúin amháin ná do mbeifeá ag briseadh do chroí go deo

Better is one blast of fortune than if you were breaking your heart forever

Is fearr imreas na huaigneas

Contention is better than solitude

Please note that some are outdated and may be offensive, but are presented here for historical consideration

Please note that some are outdated and may be offensive, but are presented here for historical consideration

Níl gaol ag aoinne le duine bocht

The poor have no relations

Duine gan dinéar beirt gan suipéar

A man without dinner is two for supper

Fiche bliain ar teacht, fiche bliain ar stá, fiche bliain ar meath, agus fiche bliain gur chuma ann nó as

Twenty years growing, twenty blowing, twenty going, and twenty neither in nor out of it