Cía báidit cenna ní báidit mbruighe.

(although * expire * heads * not * expire * lands)

Although leaders vanish, lands do not.

This proverb, although preserved in the Laws (and quoted in DIL at B 14.24-5), suggests a general application outside a legal context, similar perhaps to Ecclesiastes 1:4: “One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.” See also “In bith-sa is bith cáich ar uair” in this collection.

Topics: Proverbial Sayings