Is binn béal ina thost.
Translation: A silent mouth is sweet.
Meaning: Silence is golden.
I scath a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
Translation: People live in each other’s shadows.
Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte.
Translation: Health is better than wealth.
Is í ding di féin a scoileann an dair.
Translation: It is a wedge of itself that splits the oak.
Meaning: Beware of the enemy within.
Is iad na muca ciúine a itheann an mhín.
Translation: It’s the quiet pigs that eat the grain.
Meaning: It’s those who are quiet that you don't suspect.
Is iomaí slí muc a mharú seachas a thachtadh le h-im.
Translation: There are many ways of killing a pig other than by choking it with butter.
Meaning: There’s more than one way to do something.
Is leor don dreoilín a nead.
Translation: The nest is enough for a wren.
Meaning: Home is where the heart is.
Is leor nod don eolach.
Translation: A hint is sufficient for the wise.
Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir.
Translation: Time is a good story teller.
Meaning: Stories become embellished with time.
Is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón.
Translation: It’s often a person’s mouth broke their nose.
Meaning: Watch what you say—it can hurt you!
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Meaning: There are situations, where even a little knowledge will provides great advantage
It’s hard to make a choice between two blind dogs.
Meaning: Both options are unsatisfactory.
