Here's an old Irish saying about potatoes....

Fataà a chuirtear sa mBealtaine,
no nuair a labhras an chuach,
bÃonn 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 you like phonetic spelling to help with pronunciation here you go ...
Fataà a chuirtear sa mBealtaine,
(fah-thee ah kur-thur sah meowl-thin-ah)
nó nuair a labhras an chuach,
(noh new-ur ah lowh-rus on koo-uck)
bÃonn siad mall.
(bee-un she-ud mah-ll)
I hope this helps if you are learning to speak Irish. This version is in a Munster Irish dialect.
For more potato sayings check out my blog post here.
Slán agus beannacht,
(Goodbye and blessings)
Mairéad -Irish American Mom
Pronunciation - slawn ah-gus ban-ock-th
Mairéad - rhymes with parade
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