Archives for April 2018

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Here’s an old Irish saying that pokes fun at the Kerry accent…. “Bheadh na fataí níte, bruite agus ite agat Fad a bheadh an Ciarríoch ag rá práta.”   You can listen to the pronunciation on this sound file …..   Here’s the translation into English …   “You would have the potatoes washed, boiled […]