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Margaret's Pages -
Irish Folk Wisdom, proverbs & pictures
Glencar Falls, Co Leitrim
Carrauntoohill near Lough Acoose, Co Kerry
Achill Shore, Co Mayo
Co Kerry Coastline
Glenelly Valley, Northern Ireland
Thatched Cottage
So many of the Irish words of advice and wisdom are very helpful when one thinks about it.!
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
It is not a delay to stop and sharpen the scythe
Sleep is the first sign of recovery
A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle
There's hope from the ocean but none from the grave - an Emigrant's proverb
The pig in the sty does not know the pig going along the road
An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron
A craftman's son may grow up in ignorance of his father's skills.
It is difficult to choose between two blind goats
Work without end is housewife's work
The skin of the old sheep is on the rafter no sooner than the skin of the young sheep
Every beginning is weak
There is no luck except where there is discipline
Praise the young and they will blossom
There is no fireside like your own fireside
There are no unmixed blessings in life
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for
Youth does not mind where it sets its foot
You cannot put an old head on the young
What I am afraid to hear I'd better say first myself
Unwillingness easily finds an excuse
A handsome woman is easily dressed
Two shorten the road
One does not tire of a profitable occupation
All the world would not make a racehorse from an ass
Empty and cold is the house without a woman
A long stitch, a lazy tailor
Page made 29 August 2001
updated 12 February 2004
Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
Your feet will bring you to where your heart is
The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely
Cut your coat according to your cloth