{"id":1061,"date":"2016-03-17T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2016\/03\/17\/beannachtai-na-feile-padraig\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:26:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:26:28","slug":"beannachtai-na-feile-padraig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1061","title":{"rendered":"Beannachta\u00ed na F\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9637,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.irishtimes.com\\\/life-and-style\\\/generation-emigration\\\/14-irish-phrases-most-people-won-t-understand-abroad-1.2575573&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250514184820\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.irishtimes.com\\\/life-and-style\\\/generation-emigration\\\/14-irish-phrases-most-people-won-t-understand-abroad-1.2575573&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 16:21:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 16:21:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nOr, Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-and-style\/generation-emigration\/14-irish-phrases-most-people-won-t-understand-abroad-1.2575573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Irish Times has published a list of 14 sayings<\/a> in Irish that most of us will have no clue on how to pronounce. I include myself even though I did take a class in Irish at UNC many, many years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\nThe following is a list of handy&nbsp;<em>seanfhocail<\/em>&nbsp;you might use, with suggestions for when you might use them. Chances are those around you will not understand what you are saying. And as the old saying goes:&nbsp;<em>Beatha teanga \u00ed a labhairt<\/em>&nbsp;(the life of a language is to speak it).<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Is lia gach othar i ndiaidh a leighis<\/strong>&nbsp;(every patient is a surgeon after he is cured). Listening to a punter on the tube talking loudly about his morning after cure.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Ar mhaithe leis f\u00e9in a bh\u00edonn an cat ag cr\u00f3n\u00e1n&nbsp;<\/strong>(the car purrs only for its own benefit). On hearing a colleague talking loudly about his latest success.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>D\u00e9an m\u00f3r\u00e1n agus can beag\u00e1n<\/strong>&nbsp;(do a lot and say little). Advice for the above.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>N\u00ed dh\u00edolann dearmad fiacha<\/strong>&nbsp;(just because you\u2019ve forgotten a debt, it doesn\u2019t mean you no longer owe it). When someone \u201cforgets\u201d it is their turn to buy the next round.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Si\u00falach sc\u00e9alach<\/strong>&nbsp;(chatty traveller). When someone next to you volunteers story after story after story.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Sceitheann f\u00edon f\u00edrinne<\/strong>&nbsp;(in vino veritas). To be used at the staff Christmas party.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>T\u00f3gfaidh dath dubh ach n\u00ed th\u00f3gfaidh dubh dath<\/strong>&nbsp;(a garment can be dyed black but a black cloth cannot be dyed any other colour). It is easier to defame someone than to restore their reputation. To be used the day after the Christmas party (see above).<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>B\u00edonn caora dhubh ar an tr\u00e9ad is gile<\/strong>&nbsp;(even the brightest flock has a black sheep). There is always one! To be used at kids birthday parties.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Cuir s\u00edoda ar ghabhar is gabhar f\u00f3s \u00e9<\/strong>&nbsp;(put silk on a goat, it will still be a goat). Friday night fashion.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Tarraing\u00edonn sc\u00e9al sc\u00e9al eile<\/strong>&nbsp;(one story always leads to another). A good motto for journalists.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Is minic br\u00e9ag ar aonach<\/strong>&nbsp;(there are many lies at the fair). To be used in the presence of salesmen everywhere.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>M\u00e1 chailleann t\u00fa uair ar maidin beidh t\u00fa \u00e1 t\u00f3ra\u00edocht i rith an lae<\/strong>&nbsp;(if you lose an hour in the morning you\u2019ll be looking for it all day). Obey the alarm clock!<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Is ait an mac an saol<\/strong>&nbsp;(life is strange). When you hear Irish being spoken in a far-flung land.<\/div>\n<div class=\"no_name\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<strong>Is binn b\u00e9al ina thost<\/strong>&nbsp;(silence is golden). What you say to someone when you realise they are speaking ill of you in Irish.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or, Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day. 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