Irish proverbs

A Tyrone woman will never buy a rabbit without a head for fear it's a cat.

He thinks that he himself is the very stone that was hurled at the castle.

No-one is ever poor who has the sight of his eyes and the use of his feet.

There are many ways of killing a pig other than by choking it with butter.

It's better to return from the centre of the ford than drown in the flood.

Three things that can't be taught: generosity, poetry and a singing voice.

A misty winter brings a pleasant spring, a pleasant winter a misty spring.

Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home.

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures in the doctor's book.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

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