GOD'S HELP IS NEARER
THAN THE DOOR
THERE'S NO HEARTH
LIKE YOUR OWN HEARTH
YOU CAN'T TAKE BLOOD
FROM A STONE
YOU'LL NOT FIND A THRUSH
IN A HAWK'S NEST
IT'S A LONG ROAD
THAT HASN'T A TURNING
THE HARD GATHERING
GETS THE WIDE SCATTERING
WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE
IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER
THE OLDER THE FIDDLE
THE SWEETER THE TUNE
IT’S NO USE BOILING
YOUR CABBAGE TWICE
MAY LOVE AND LAUGHTER
LIGHT YOUR DAYS AND WARM YOUR HEART AND HOME
MAY GOOD AND FAITHFUL FRIENDS BE YOURS
WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAM
MAY PEACE AND PLENTY
BLESS YOUR WORLD
WITH JOY AND LONG ENDURES
MAY ALL LIFE'S PASSING SEASONS
BRING THE BEST
TO YOU AND YOURS.
THERE'S NO NEED
TO FEAR THE WIND
IF YOUR HAYSTACKS
ARE TIED DOWN
DO NOT MISTAKE A GOATS BEARD
FOR A FINE STALLIONS TAIL
DRINK IS THE CURSE OF THE LAND.
IT MAKES YOU FIGHT
WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR.
IT MAKES YOU SHOOT
AT YOUR LANDLORD
AND IT MAKES YOU MISS HIM.
IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH DOGS YOU’LL RISE WITH FLEAS
A WILD GOOSE NEVER REARED
A TAME GOSLING
A BOYS BEST FRIEND
IS HIS MOTHER
AND THERES NO SPANCEL STRONGER
THAT HER APRON STRING
THERE NEVER WAS AN OLD SLIPPER
BUT THERE WAS AN OLD STOCKING TO MATCH IT
FIRELIGHT WILL NOT LET YOU READ FINE STORIES
BUT IT’S WARM AND YOU WON’T SEE THE DUST ON THE FLOOR
AS THE OLD COCK CROWS
THE YOUNG COCK LEARNS
HUMOUR TO A MAN
IS LIKE A FEATHER PILLOW
IT IS FILLED WITH WHAT
IS EASY TO GET
BUT GIVES GREAT COMFORT
MANY AN IRISH PROPERTY
WAS INCREASED
BY THE LACE
OF A DAUGHTERS PETTICOAT
THE BEST WAY TO KEEP LOYALTY IN A MAN’S HEART
IS TO KEEP MONEY IN HIS PURSE
A NARROW NECK
KEEPS THE BOTTLE
FROM BEING EMPTIED IN ONE SWIG
A TROUT IN THE POT IS BETTER THAN A SALMON IN THE SEA
IF THE KNITTER IS WEARY
THE BABY WILL HAVE
NO NEW BONNET
IT’S FOR HER OWN GOOD
THAT THE CAT PURRS
EVEN A TIN KNOCKER WILL SHINE ON A DIRTY DOOR
AN OLD BROOM KNOWS
THE DIRTY CORNERS BEST
ONE BEETLE RECOGNIZES ANOTHER
TO THE RAVEN
HER OWN CLUCK IS WHITE
WHEN THE SKY FALLS
WE’LL ALL CATCH LARKS
ANY MAN CAN LOSE HIS HAT
IN A FAIRY-WIND
IF YOU HAVE ONE PAIR
OF GOOD SOLES
ITS BETTER THAN TWO PAIRS
OF GOOD UPPERS
IT’S NO USE CARRYING
AN UMBRELLA
IF YOUR SHOES ARE LEAKING
IT’S DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO BLIND GOATS
A SILENT MOUTH IS SWEET TO HEAR
IT’S AS HARD TO SEE
A WOMAN CRYING
AS IT IS TO SEE
A BAREFOOTED DUCK
HE’D OFFER YOU AN EGG
IF YOU PROMISED
NOT TO BREAK THE SHELL
IT’S A BAD HEN THAT WON’T SCRATCH HERSELF
NO MATTER HOW OFTEN A PITCHER GOES TO THE WATER
IT IS BROKEN IN THE END
THERE WAS NEVER A SCABBY SHEEP IN A FLOCK
THAT DIDN’T LIKE TO HAVE A COMRADE
A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK
TO A BLIND HORSE
THE FOX NEVER FOUND A BETTER MESSENGER THAN HIMSELF
THERE’LL BE WHITE BLACKBIRDS BEFORE
AN UNWILLING WOMAN
TIES THE KNOT
SHOW THE FATTED CALF
BUT NOT THE THING
THAT FATTENED HIM
A BUCKLE IS A GREAT ADDITION
TO AN OLD SHOE
IN WINTER THE MILK GOES
TO THE COWS HORNS
MEN ARE LIKE BAGPIPES
NO SOUND COMES FROM THEM TILL THEY’REFULL
SNUFF AT A WAKE IS FINE
IF THERE’S NOBODY SNEEZING
OVER THE SNUFF BOX
YOU MUST CRACK THE NUTS BEFORE YOU CAN EAT
THE KERNEL
EVERY PATIENT IS A DOCTOR
AFTER HIS CURE
NEITHER GIVE CHERRIES TO PIGS NOR ADVICE TO A FOOL
SOFT WORDS BUTTER NO PARSNIPS BUT THEY WON’T
HARDEN THE HEART
OF THE CABBAGE EITHER
YOU’LL NEVER PLOUGH A FIELD
BY TURNING IT OVER
IN YOUR MIND
THERE ARE FINER FISH IN THE SEA
THAN HAVE EVER BEEN CAUGHT
A TYRONE WOMAN WILL NEVER BUY A RABBIT
WITHOUT A HEAD
FOR FEAR IT’S A CAT
A WINDY DAY IS NOT THE DAY
FOR THATCHING
THE OLD PIPE GIVES
THE SWEETEST SMOKE
MARRIAGES ARE ALL HAPPY .
IT’S HAVING BREAKFAST TOGETHER THAT CAUSES
ALL THE TROUBLE
A SCHOLARS INK LASTS LONGER THAN A MARTYRS BLOOD
TAKE GIFTS WITH A SIGH ,
MOST MEN GIVE TO BE PAID
A TURKEY NEVER VOTED
FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS
WHAT BUTTER AND WHISKEY
WILL NOT CURE
THERE’S NO CURE FOR
THE IRISH FORGIVE
THEIR GREAT MEN
WHEN THEY ARE SAFELY BURIED
THE LONGEST ROAD OUT
IS THE SHORTEST ROAD HOME
