Proverb of the Day
Tinneas na clainne ar a máthair i gcónaí.
The aches of her children are always on the mother.
Explanation:
The phrase here translated as "the aches of her children" is generally used for "the pangs of childbirth". The implication is that she still worries about them even when they are grown up.
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