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 you like phonetic spelling to help with pronunciation here you go …

Fataí 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)

bíonn 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)

Irish American Mom