Irish Proverbs and Sayings

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Irish Proverbs and Sayings
Gems of Irish Wisdom
Padraic O’Farrell
Mercier Press 1980 /1999
ISBN 0 853428 468

Cnuasach Béarla de sheanfhocail agus de shean-nathanna a bhreac an t-údar síos le linn dó bheith i mbus taighde i Roinn Bhéaloideas Éireann agus í fhoinsí eile. Cuid acu tá a gciall soiléir – “Words are as much needed as stones in Clare” agus cuid eile a soláthraíonn an t-údar inniu orthu – “There’s no breaking the stranglehold of a Clonakilty Wrestler (A local brew of the 1920s).”

An English language collection of proverbs written down by the author during his research in the archive of The Department of Irish Folklore and from other sources. The sense of some entries is as clear as can be – “Words are as much needed as stories in Clare” – while the author explains any entries which readers might find obscure – “There’s no breaking the stranglehold of a Clonakilty Wrestler (A local brew of the 1920s).”

Written in English