Is deibedach in raet in Gaeidel.

(is * hasty * the * thing * the * Irishman)

The Irish are impetuous.

The proverb is quoted in “Acallam na Senórach” (line 4480), where it is put into the mouth of Caílte. A crowd is urging him to turn over a boulder so that the can see a marvel on the underside of it, and he says “Léicid-si cairde dam-sa” (Give me a little time), and then comments on their impatience with this proverb.

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