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It's easy to knead when meal is at hand.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Better sit beside him than in his place.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

She wipes the plate with the cat's tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Truth stands when everything else falls.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about truth

Do not keep your tongue under your belt.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Have it yourself, or else do without it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Cleaning the house will not pay the rent.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about home, house

Only a fool would prefer food to a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about food, woman

All happy endings are beginnings as well.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about happiness

It is not a fish until it is on the bank.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about bankers, fishing

That's a spoon ye'll sup sorrow with yet.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about sadness

Trouble hates nothing as much as a smile.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about smile, problems, nothing

He couldn't drag a herring off the coals.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Praise the ford when you have crossed it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about praise, contentment

A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Any man can lose his hat in a fairy wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fairy tales, man

A windy day is not the day for thatching.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about day

After the gathering comes the scattering.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A fool's money is not long in his pocket.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about money

Don't expect a cherry tree from an acorn.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish