Seanfocail Chomh sleamhain le heireaball eaccainne: As slippery as a eels tail Chomh dana le muc: As brazen as a pig Chomh crosta le mala easog: As cranky as a bag of stoats Chomh nimhneach le mala easog: As vicious as a bag of stoats Chomh beag le luch fheir: As small as a fieldmouse Tus maith le na hoibre: A good beginning is half the work Nil aon tintean mar de thintean fein: There's no fireside like your own fireside - There's no place like home Ni thagann caill raoimh aois: Sense doesn't come before age- You cant put a old head on young shoulders Ni bhionn saoi gan locht: An expert is not without faults- Everybody makes mistakes