The poet, playwright and folklorist J. M. Synge said, ‘There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting’.
Let this wonderful collection of old Irish proverbs, in English and the original Gaeilge, help you still your thoughts and lighten your mind.
Eist le gaoith na mbeann go dtraoghthaidh na huisci / Listen to the wind of the mountains until the waters ebb. Maireann croi eadrom i bhfad / A light heart lives longest.
Find solace and inspiration in Celtic wisdom of the ages.
