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- Dá mbeadh soineann go Samhain,
bheadh breall ar dhuine éigin
If there was good weather until November (end of year - In Celtic Ireland Samhain
began the New Year), someone would have cause for complaint
- Dá mbeadh báisteach go Samhain,
ní bheadh ann ach cith
If there was rain until November, it would only be a shower
- Ní bheidh sé ag fearthainn i
gcónaí
It won't always be raining [said to try to encourage someone who is depressed]
- Mura mbí sé tirim is fliuch is
fearr é
If it is not dry, it is better wet [Tolerate what you've got, if you can't do
anything about it]
- Is olc an ghaoth nach séideann do
dhuine éigin
It is a bad wind that does not blow (bring good) to somebody
- Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na
scolb
The windy day is not the day for mending the thatch (roof)
- Ná mol fear go bás nó lá go
tráthnóna
Don't praise a man until he is dead nor a day until it is evening [You don't
know which way either will turn out]
- Ní fuacht go hEarrach is ní teas
go Fomhair
There is no cold to compare with the cold of Spring, nor is there heat to
compare with the heat of Autumn
- Scairbhín na gCuach is garbh í
is is fuar
The bad weather of the cuckoo-time (end of April) is rough and is cold
- Ní torann tréan go tóirneach
There is no strong (loud) noise to compare with thunder
- Báisteach ó Dhia chugainn ach
gan é a bheith fliuch,
Cuid an lae amáirigh go ndéana sé anocht
Rain from God to us, but may it not be wet
May tomorrow's portion fall tonight
- Is maith an cuan an cúinne
The corner is a good harbour
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