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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
It’s better to have a friend in the court than a pound in the purse	Is fearr cara sa chúirt ná punt sa sparán
Necessity is the mother of inventions (necessity teaches an invention/device)	Múineann gá seift
Learning is a burden to no one	Ní hualach do dhuine ar bith an fhoghlaim
As blind as the bottom of your shoe	Chomh dall le bonn do bhróige
No strength without unity	Ní neart go cur le chéile
Broken Irish is better than clever english	Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste
If you don’t have turf make your warmth (goradh) with the sun	Mura bhfuil agat meon, Déan do ghoradh le gréine
One prophet understands another prophet	Tuigeann fáidh, fáidh eile
A beatle recognises another beatle	Aithníonn ciaróg, ciaróg eile
Every dog barks (glam) at the poor person	Bíonn glam ag gach madadh as an duine bocht
Hunger is a great sauce	is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras
A good word never broke a tooth.	Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh
A fool's money is not long in his pocket	Ní bhíonn airgead amadáin i bhfad ina phóca
God's mills may grind slowly, but they grinds finely	Meallan muilte dé go mall ach meallan siad go mion
A person’s mouth often broke his nose	is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón
The rare thing is amazing	an rud is annamh is iontach
health is better than wealth	is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte
Wisdom does not come before age	Ní thagann ciall roimh aois