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To be red-haired is better than to be without a head.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heads

Wind from the east is good for neither man nor beast.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about good, good luck, man

When wrathful words arise a closed mouth is soothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about word

Don't tell secrets to the children of your relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about children

Time and Patience would bring the snail to Jerusalem.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about patience, time

When the river sounds, it's because it carries water.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about water

It is often that a cow does not take after its breed.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

If you put a silk dress on a goat, he is a goat still.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

Rarely is a fight continued when the chief has fallen.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fight

Big men are not the only kind that can reap a harvest.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

Never burn your fingers to snuff another man's candle.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A woman without is she who has neither pipe nor child.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about children, woman

You must crack the nuts before you can eat the kernel.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

Its no use going to the goat's house to look for wool.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about use, home, house

An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

It is not easy to steal where the landlord is a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about thieves

Everything troubles you and the cat breaks your heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about problems, heart, contentment

The one who waits the fine day, will get the fine day.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about day

When a heifer is far from home she grows longer horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about home