Lia means stone as in Lia Fail (sorry, missing fadas/acccents). As does cloch.
Knock and Cloch used in proverbs.
Trí saghas incheann:
inchinn reatha,
inchinn cloiche,
inchinn chéarach.
Three kinds of brains:
a running brain,
a rock brain,
a wax brain.
Is glas iad na cnoc i bhfad uainn.
Distant hills look green.
AND SOME FUN STUFF
Is túisce deoch na scéal
A story requires a drink
Giorraíonn beirt bóthar
Two shorten a road
Tír gan Teanga Tír gan Anam
A nation without a language is a nation without a soul
An old article on Irish language courses in the Bay Area which may be of interest. I learned and translated many Irish proverbs in my Irish class at UC Berkeley in 1999. Since my blog only dates back to 2007, I can't post it in 2003.
An Irish renaissance / Interest growing in the difficult but intriguing language
Kathleen Sullivan, Chronicle Staff Writer
Published 4:00 am, Friday, December 19, 2003
All over the Bay Area, Americans are learning to speak Irish. At New College of California, students can take beginning and intermediate Irish classes.
