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Uncategorized by head afireDecember 1, 2020November 18, 2020

Trampling on dung only spreads it more

Some Irish proverbs are close to the bone, many take no shit at all – Is leithide an bualtach satail ann -Trampling on dung only spreads it more is a brutal reminder that some actions we undertake can do more harm than good. Sure, ‘shit happens’, that’s just life but this is one of those […]

Uncategorized by head afireNovember 18, 2020

Keep hold of the bone

There is great wisdom in the Irish proverb Cuinnibh an cnámh is leanfaidh an madra thu – Keep hold of the bone and the dog will follow you. This proverb may echo down from a time when the domestication of wild dogs into guard and hunting dogs was a momentous advantage to the survival and […]