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A weather proverb and belief. "Gealach ùr Aoine, gabhaidh i an caoch trì uairean." A new moon on a Friday means bad weather. Friday is generally thought to be unlucky, possibly because it is conn...

A proverb regarding advice. "Is iomadh duine a thug deagh chomhairle do dhuine eile, agus droch fhear dha fhèin."

A proverb: "Sùilean ghobhar an ceann nam fear a' dol a thadhal nam ban."

A proverb: "Tagh nighean na deagh mhàthair ged a b' e an cù a b' athair dhi."

Proverb: "Mìos Faoillich; trì latha Gearrain; seachdain sguabaig - suas an t-Earrach."

Halloween proverb: "Air Oidhche Shamhna canar gamhna ris na laoigh."

A South Uist proverb about the craft of the blacksmith, that of the joiner and that of the bard.

The man who lost his sight on St Brendan's Day. A man went to plough a field on St Brendan's Day whilst his neighbours attended church. He became blind, and never regained his eyesight. The contri...

A proverb from the West Side of Lewis. There was an old man from the district who told the young men in the cèilidh house that they should go off the moor to catch a deer, so that they would have ...

Proverb: Is miann le breac a bhith an sruth cas, Is miann le boc a bhith an doire dlùth, Is miann le eilid a bhith am beinn àrd, Is miann le seagair falbh le cù.