Irish people love potatoes, so as you can imagine, there are many wise old words from Ireland that place great significance upon the potato. I grew up eating potatoes everyday for dinner in Ireland. Pasta and rice may have gained popularity in my homeland over the past few decades buy many of my parent’s generation […]
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Potatoes Planted In May
Here’s an old Irish saying about potatoes…. Fataí a chuirtear sa mBealtaine, no nuair a labhras an chuach, bíonn siad mall. You can listen to the pronunciation on this sound file ….. Here’s the translation into English … Potatoes planted in May, or while the cuckoo sings, are late potatoes. If […]
Potatoes In The Morning
Here’s an old Irish saying about potatoes …. “Prátaí ar maidin, Prátaí ar nóin, Is dá néireoinn san oíche Prátaí a gheobhainn.” You can listen to the pronunciation on this sound file ….. Here’s the translation into English … Potatoes in the morning, Potatoes at noon, And if I rise during the […]
A Person Similar To Small Potatoes
This old Irish saying is evidence of how important potatoes were in Irish life centuries ago. Our old sayings even compared people to potatoes. “Duine de chinéal na bhfataí beaga, Duine gan suim.” You can listen to the pronunciation on this sound file ….. Here’s the translation into English … A person […]
Be Eating A Potato, Peeling A Potato
Here’s an old saying in the Irish language about eating potatoes. Years ago boiled potatoes were served in their skins and placed in a heaping mound in the middle of the table for the family to pick from and eat their fill. The larger the family, the more difficult it was to get your hands […]
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