Seanfhocail (Oughterard Newsletter February 2011)

Is glas iad no cnuic in bfad uainn

The grass is always greener

Aithníonn ciaróg, ciaróg eile

It takes one to know one

Tús maith, leath na hoibre

A good start is half the work

Dá fhad a théann an sionnach, beirtear air sa deireadh

However far the fox goes, he gets caught in the end

Tuigeann Tadhg, Taidhgin

Like understands like

Muna bhfuil agat ach pocán gabhair, bí i lár an aonaigh leis

If you only have a buck goat, be in the middle of the fair with it

Is fearr an t-imreas ná an t-uaigneas

The fight/argument is better than the loneliness

Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb

A windy day is not a day for thatching

Briseann an dúchas trí shúile an chat

Heredity breaks out in the eyes of the cat

Céard a dhéanfadh mac an chait, ach luch a mharú

What would the son of the cat do but kill a mouse?

Is giorra cabhair Dé ná an doras

The help of God is closer than the door

Níl aon tinteán mar do tinteán féin

There’s no place like home

An rud a scríobhann an púca, léann sé féin é

The person who created it can understand it

Is fada an bóthar nach bhfuil aon chasadh ann

It’s a long road that has no turning

Ní neart go cur le chéile

There is no strength without unity