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THE GAELIC JOURNAL.
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iiiA^i 'oéAH|.-Á, iiiAc]-.iiiK\ilr An cum eilo. leif pii
feioit)* ]-é Aijx .^ j-gfiobAU 5411 cca-o ni eite. Acr 50
■oe (cAitJe) no bA)\4mAiL, nSy cuìIaiŵ Vmni.Mi jc l^^^ib
C. CiLLe Ag xjeAiiA'D An iri<ic-te4bAii\ (liiic). ^Air bi
j-eii-ein jLic 50 l,eoi\ : ni'op l-eig ye -OAtiAT) Aip j;o i\4ib
ye ci'iocniiijre, 45111- Aiini-in cuip (-é ^4 n-4 coiiine.
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IRISH PROVERBS.
We can learn from the old Irish proverbs
what our ancestors thought of many things.
From the old literature we gather some
idea of the mode of life of the old Irish
people ; but it is chiefly in the proverbs that
we see their appreciation of the good, the
beautiful, the true. There are many who
think that if the whole bod\'of Irish literature
were examined, it would be found that the
ancient Gaels were mentally and morally,
as well as aesthetically, more advanced., i.e.,
that their theories were more in harmony
with knowledge, the religious spirit and
good taste, than any nation in the world.
No adequate collection has yet been made
of Irish aphorisms. Our friends in .Scot-
land have, in the late Dr. Nicolson's Gaelic
Proverbs, a literary treasure.
Some of the old proverbs : iii'L Imb 50,11
tét^e>.\]% every herb has curative properties.
The Irish names of many common herbs
are beautiful and poetic ; they are also full
of practical meaning, pu'i cti pcA-o, a hound
is worth whistling for — one should not be
afraid to ask a favour. I]- AiiiATsAn K\]>..\iiin
é, he is not so very foolish, ///., he is an iron
fool, ■pocwl iibe -dgu]- "oeAlj bÁibe An x>k
\\\x-o If gel lie A]! bic. A fool's words and a
tiiorn in mud, i.e., the truth wtien unex-
pected, are the sharpest things possible.
11Á leigTio ]\i'in be cloit), do not tell a secret,
even to a wall. Keating records the fate of
a man who told a story to a tree, part of
which was afterwards fashioned into a harp,
and revealed the secret. Hi fceut núin é
* =toip5 j-é, probably fioT), yim lüy é.^e. 0*5.
'nuAin cluiiieA)' cpuiii é — two can keep a
secret: three cannot. The advice given to
a person called for a song is : — inni]- ]-cciil,
cum bueuj^. wo gabh ainach.
Some other proverbs from Skibberecn : —
1)- )-"<'-\]ili ]-tin'ip 'iK\ Aicp lonÁ i-ui-oe 'ik\
loiuvu. "Ociiii-i-A iiK\]i o,t)eii)\i.\T), iu\ Tjeun
t)K\n -oeiinyATi. 1]- bum beiiL ó beic iaüca.
Fü)-AC |.-Ai|\|-iii5 «-^b'T 'oeiiieATJ cuiiiAiij;.
Oitjce j-Ú5>.\c, tiKM-om b]\óiK\c. Hi h-ioiK\iin
■out 50 C15 All )\i5 Agu]- reAcc a)-. 111at)a-ó
puAt) 1 5-cnoiceAnii iiAi'óifge. niAji c>.v5<Min
A11 jpuMi 1 nxíiAi-óiiA feAjicAinne. Dei-ocAt)
iiieA]- )iÓ5Ai]\e AgAC A]\ Ü0 •óeA)ib]iÁèAi]i
'iiUAi|\ uo beiúceÁ aj^ loeuiiAiii iiiAiii^Anj
lei)'.
Ilut) cloi]-eAi' cUAic Aju)' ceileA)- nuntin-
ceA]i. The whole country may be ringing
with a scandalous report, but your friends
will conceal it from you Cc\]i éip jac cuaic-
beince cuijceA]! jac ■oeijbeA)\c. When a
man lias done the wrong thing, then he sees
what would have been the right thing. Hi
]-eii\be All iiiiiiiLAc 1011Á A11 uiiiLiii jeAcc j^aii
iA]\nAró, fulsome flattery is disgusting.
SeAn|DO)ic 6ibLiii, ah ]do]ic ■no bi ]iiAiii Aici.
Caj^ahh An CvViiitje aju]- ni iiiAicceA|i iia
yiACA. 1]- biiAice ueAC 1011Á ]'ceul. l]'].-eA]i
].-i]n'n 1 bpeA]\Aib lonÁ feA]! 1 bfiin'nib. Ill
bi-óeAiiii jAob Aj Aoiiine (-iieAc) le ■oiniie
5 All Ál]\t).
It is iinrortun.ile thai many people who have at heart
the interests of our common native tongue, cannot, appa-
rently, refrain from bitter attacUs on others who do good
work for the Gaelic. The Last issue of the Irisii Aniei uúii
containi (l) a criticism of 0'Gr.ady's Silva, wliich would
be leasonalile if the writer had not read the preface to
O'Grady's second volume ; (2) an altaclv, altogether i;ra-
tuitous, on the editor of the Gael, a good Irish writer, and
a man who has done, and is doing, excellent work fortlie
Ian linage.
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