Proverb of the Day
Mallacht mo lae, mo shaoil, is mo sheacht sinsear ort.
The curse of my day, of my life, and of my seven ancestors on you.
Explanation:
This is an ugly curse, connected in folklore with the trumpalawn, a little dung beetle.
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