Seanfhacal an Latha · Saying of the day
Monday 2 NovemberSan earrach, nuair a bhios a' chaora caol, bidh am maorach reamhar.
sun YAR-ukh, NOO-ur uh VEES uh KHOO-ruh KOOL, bee um MOO-rukh RAV-ur
In spring, when the sheep is thin, the shellfish is fat.
Word by word
- San
- in-the
- earrach
- spring
- nuair
- when
- a
- that
- bhios
- is
- a'
- the
- chaora
- sheep
- caol
- thin
- bidh
- will-be
- am
- the
- maorach
- shellfish
- reamhar
- fat
Where you'll hear it: The shore feeds you when the land can't.
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