CAT 8S 



Faodaidh e 'bhi giir duine math thii, ach cha 'n 'eil gnuis 

 deagh dhuin' agad^ mu 'n dubhairt Niall nam beann ris a chat. 



You may be a good man, but you haven't the face of one, 

 as Neil of the mountain said to the cat. 

 Fhuair thu tilgeil a chait anns san t' sabhal. 



You've got the cast (or throw) of the cat in the barn (out). 

 Gach cat a reir a gne, or gach cat an deigh a chineal. 



Every cat after its kind. 

 Ge be 'chi no 'chhiinneas tu, cum an cat mu 'n cuairt. 



Whatever you se.e or hear, keep the cat turning. This refers to 

 the horrid pagan practice before referred to of "Taghairm." 

 (See also Nicolson's Proverbs and Armstrong, siih voce?) 

 Is ann air a shon fhein a ni an cat cronan. 



It's for itself the cat croons (purrs), or. 

 Is ann air a mhaith fhein a ni an cat creolain. 



It's for its own good the cat purrs. This has been alleged 

 as selfishness, and an addition is, 'S is fior an sgeul so a 

 thaobh Mhic an Toisich, but it has to be explained that 

 it was not that clan generally who are referred to. 

 Is ann glas tha h-uile cat is d'oidhche. 

 Every cat is grey at night — almost. 

 Is blath fuil nan cat'nan craicionn fhein. 

 Cats' blood is warm in their own skin. 

 Is de'n cat a h-earball. 



The tail is a part of the cat, or the tail is a proper appendage 

 of the cat, meaning that a man may resemble the people 

 he comes from. 

 Is e beatha 'chait sonas na luinge. 



The cat's life is the prosperity of the ship. A strong belief 

 exists that if a cat be killed on board ship or drowned 

 therefrom — or even ill-treated — that disaster to the 

 ship or crew is sure to follow. 

 Is e miann a chait a chniadachadh. 



The cat's desire is to be caressed. 

 Is fheairrd e 'n cat a chuir ann (an cal). 



It would be the better of the cat being put in. Poor broth 

 or soup. 

 Is fearr feoil cait na 'bhi gun fheoil idir. 



Cat's flesh is better than none. So it was thought during 

 the Franco-German war. 

 Is mairg a dh' iarradh rud air a chat 's e fein a miabhail. 



It would be a pity to ask something from the cat and it 

 mewing (see before). 

 Is math a bhiodh na cait, gus an d'thugadh na luchain na 

 cluasan diubh. 



The cats would do well till the mice would take their ears 

 off. (See Nicolson.) 



