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 * lesh fastyr aalin = In a break (change) of the moon I have seen a gloomy morning bring a fine evening.

158a. Share craght ve 'sy cheer, na mee ny mannan cheet stiagh meein = Better slaughter be in the country than the month of the kid (March) come in gently (see War).

168a. Ollick vog, rhullic vea = A wet Christmas, a rich churchyard (see Church and Seasons).


 * Laa feailley fliaghee, as cagh buinn traagh = A wet holiday, and one mowing hay (see Agriculture).


 * Ny nee yn rio gymmyrkey guiy roish yn Ollick, cha nymmyrkey e thunnag lurg yn Ollick = If the frost will bear a goose before Christmas, it will not bear a duck after Christmas (see Birds and Seasons).


 * Arragh chayeeagh, sourey ouyragh ;
 * Fouyr ghrianagh, geurey rioeeagh =
 * A misty spring, a gloomy summer ;
 * A sunny autumn, a frosty winter (see Seasons).

192. Lhig da'n innagh lhie er y chione s'jerree = Let the weft rest upon the last end.

193. Ta'n vry erskyn y churnaght = The malt is better than the wheat (see Agriculture).

194. Bwoaill choud as ta'n yiarn cheh = Strike while the iron is hot.

195. Yn oghe gyllagh "toyn losht" da'n aiee = The oven calling "burnt bottom" to the kiln.

196. Shegin goaill ny eirkyn marish y cheh = We must take the horns with the hide.

197. The Manx and Scotch will come so near as to throw their beetles (i.e., mallets) at one another (see Places).

61b. Ta aile meeley jannoo bry millish = A slow fire makes sweet malt (see Caution, Patience, and Fire).

156a. To go about like a brewing-pan (see Village System).

198. Ny jean balk jeh thalloo mie = Do not make a miss of good land [in ploughing].