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January 03 2004, 4:41 AM

Hello everyone!

I have an old irish proverb, and i was wondering if anyone out there knows irish gaelic well enough to translate it from english to irish gaelic for me? The proverb is used at Wakes and Funerals, it goes as followed,

(My you reach heaven an hour before the devil knows your dead!)

I would be very thankful to anyone who could translate it into irish gaelic for me or let me know where i could go or who i could talk to to get it translated! Thank You!

January 03 2004, 5:47 AM

Hi Caly,

I was convinced I'd find a translation for this on Google, no luck though..
It's a bit tricky for me to take on but I'm sure someone here will answer ..

Go n-éirí leat (all the best)
Sam

January 03 2004, 10:53 AM

Go raibh tú í Neamh, leathúair os comhair a bhfuil a fhíos ag an diabhal atá tú bás.

(May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead)

colleen

January 03 2004, 11:52 AM

thanks very much! :mrgreen:

January 03 2004, 18:40 PM

Go raibh tú leathuair ar Neamh sula mbíonn a fhios ag an diabhal go bhfuil tú marbh.

We say "ar Neamh" rather than "i Neamh".

Also "os comhair" for before as in "in front of".

January 03 2004, 19:18 PM

It is on Google

http://www.irishpage.com/toasts/devil.htm

But wrong!!!!`

Ailill has the right of it.

Go raibh tú leathuair ar Neamh sula mbíonn a fhios ag an Diabhal go bhfuil tú marbh.

:saddev:

I gave the Devil a capital D--I didn't want to but He made me :saddev:

January 03 2004, 21:07 PM

Thanks Pól, I just logged onto above site!!! WOW!! I was deorach with joy and tnúth and all kinds of other stuff all at the same time!!! Even though the midi of Wild Colonial Boy was a little tame ...... I hadn't heard it in years!! I could barely see the rest of the writing on the pages!

It made me all warm and fuzzy and green with envy too!!

Maith thú a chara!!!

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