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Irishwomen have a dispensation from the pope to wear the thick ends of their legs downwards.

Traditional Irish Curse

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a telescope.

Like an Irish wolf she barks at her own shadow.

The Irish forgive their great men when they are safely buried.

Many an Irish property was increased by the lace of a daughter's petticoat.

Put an Irishman on the spit, and you can always get another Irishman to baste him.

An eel by his tail, an Irishman at his word.

The englishman greets, the irishman sleeps, but the scotchman gangs till he gets it.

The Irish ignore anything they can't drink or punch.

He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.

Instinct is stronger than upbringing.

A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.

All sins cast long shadows.

As you see yourself, I once saw myself; as you see me now, you will be seen.

Never ask God to give you anything; ask Him to put you where.

It's not enough to know how to ride, you must also know how to fall.

A drink precedes a story.

A friend's eye is a good mirror.

A good denial, the best point in law.

A loan though old is not gift.