Is doescair cach can etach n-imbe.

Is doescair cach can etach n-imbe.

(is * common * everyone * without * clothing * around-him)

No one is noble in the nude.

In other words, “clothes make the man.” This proverb is quoted in item #462 in O’Mulconry’s Glossary. See also “Eochair úaisle étach” in this collection.

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel