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Far am bi bo bidli bean, 's far am bi bean biclh buair-
eadh.
Where a cow is, a ivoman will he, and where a woman
is will he temptation.
Al. For ' buaireadh,' 'mollachd,' 'clragh,' 'aimlireit,' miscliief,
trouble, strife.
This saying is attributed to St. Columba, who for the time must
have forgotten that he and his brethren needed mothers.
Far am bi cearcan bidh gràcan.
Where hens are will he cachling.
Far am bi cnocan bidh fasgadh.
Where a hillock is will he shelter.
Far am bi do chràdh bidh do làmh; far am bi do
ghràdh bidh do thathaich.
Where your pain is your hand vjill he ; cohere your
love is your haunting will he.
Al. Far am bi mo ghaol, bidh mo thathaich.
Far am bi geòidh, bidh iseanan.
Where geese are will goslirigs he.
Far am bi mi fhein, bidh mo thuagh.
Where I am myself, my axe vnll he.
Said by a smith who always carried an axe, on being asked to
leave it behind him. He added, ' Gach ni riamh ge 'n d'fhuair,
's ann air mo thuaigh a bhuidheachas' — Wiiatever I have got,
thanks to my axe for it.
Far am bi saoir, bidh sliseagan,
Far am bi mnài, bi giseagan.
Where carpenters are, toill he shavings,
Where women are, will he spells.
Al. 'Far am bi cailleachan' — Where old wives are.
Far am bi toil bidh gniomh.
Come will come deed.
Where there's a will there's a way. — Eng.
Far an caill duin' a sporan is ann a 's coir dha 'iarraidh.
iiniere a man loses his purse, he should look for it.
Donde perdiste la capa (cape), ay la cata. — Sjpan.
Far am faic thu toll cuir do chorag ann.
Where you see a hole put your finger in.