Top folklore

O little town of bethlehem:

O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie.
Above they deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.


Yet in the dark streets shineth,
The everlasting light,
The hopes and fears of all...

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.

Traditional Wexford Curse

May the grass grow at your door and the fox build his nest on your hearthstone.
May the light fade from your eyes, so you never see what you love.
May your own blood rise against you, and the sweetest drink you...

What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?

Fire.

If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding.

A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything.

Cockles and Mussels:

In Dublin's fair city
Where girls are so pretty
'Twas there I first met with
Sweet Molly Malone

She drove a wheelbarrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying, "Cockles and mussels,
Alive, alive-o"

Alive,...

At night they come without being fetched,
And by day they are lost without being stolen.
Stars

What lives on its own substance and dies when it devours itself?
Candle

The ant shall never crawl on its knees.

Shameful eats the bone.

It has a crown, but is is not a king, it has roots, but is not a plant. (The tooth)

As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.

If you are a friend of the captain, you can wipe your hands on the sail.

You can take a monkey out of the bush, but you cant take the bush of a monkey.

Wait for the night before saying that the day has been beautiful.

A cheerful wife is a joy of life.

Large demands on oneself and little demands on others keep resentment at bay.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

You may hide the fire, but what about the smoke?

A blind man may sometimes shoot a crow.

A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.

Men will only throw stones at trees that are laden with fruit.

He who blows on the fire will get sparks in his eyes.

He who goes to bed with dogs, will wake up with fleas.

Who would be rich, must keep his soul under cover of his cash-box.

Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain.

Nature will come through the claws, and the hound will follow the hare.

A canoe does not know who is king. When it turns over, everyone gets wet.

He who eats when he is full digs his grave with his teeth.

It was Blacksmith's guilt, but the Gypsy was hanged.

The cow gives a good pail of milk and then kicks it over.

You don't milk a cow with your hands in your pockets.

Pith's good in a play.

To give away is to make provision for the future.

Tasty is the fish on someone else's dish.

Death has no modesty.

I'm not fragile like a flower;
I'm fragile like a bomb.

Lesson: Don't lose your pen

1. Lost Your Pen = No Pen
2. No Pen = No Notes
3. No Notes = No Study
4. No Study = Fail
5. Fail = No Diploma
6. No Diploma = No Work
7. No Work = No Money
8. No Money = No Food
9. No Food = You Get Skinny
10. Skinny = Then You Get Ugly...

The knot tied by a wiseman cannot be undone by a fool.