Irish sayings and blessings » cat http://www.irishsayings.org Irish sayings to cheer and bring joy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:56:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Mouse on the Barroom Floorhttp://www.irishsayings.org/the-mouse-on-the-barroom-floor/127 http://www.irishsayings.org/the-mouse-on-the-barroom-floor/127#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:40:20 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/?p=127 Some Guinness was spilled on the barroom floor
when the pub was shut for the night.
Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
and stood in the pale moonlight.
He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,
then back on his haunches he sat.
And all night long you could hear him roar,
‘Bring on the goddam cat!’

]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/the-mouse-on-the-barroom-floor/127/feed 1 As honest as a cat when the meat is out of reachhttp://www.irishsayings.org/as-honest-as-a-cat-when-the-meat-is-out-of-reach/272 http://www.irishsayings.org/as-honest-as-a-cat-when-the-meat-is-out-of-reach/272#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/as-honest-as-a-cat-when-the-meat-is-out-of-reach/272 As honest as a cat when the meat is out of reach ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/as-honest-as-a-cat-when-the-meat-is-out-of-reach/272/feed 0 Everything troubles you and the cat breaks your hearthttp://www.irishsayings.org/everything-troubles-you-and-the-cat-breaks-your-heart/321 http://www.irishsayings.org/everything-troubles-you-and-the-cat-breaks-your-heart/321#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/everything-troubles-you-and-the-cat-breaks-your-heart/321 Everything troubles you and the cat breaks your heart ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/everything-troubles-you-and-the-cat-breaks-your-heart/321/feed 0 If a cat had a dowry, she would often be kissedhttp://www.irishsayings.org/if-a-cat-had-a-dowry-she-would-often-be-kissed/352 http://www.irishsayings.org/if-a-cat-had-a-dowry-she-would-often-be-kissed/352#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/if-a-cat-had-a-dowry-she-would-often-be-kissed/352 If a cat had a dowry, she would often be kissed ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/if-a-cat-had-a-dowry-she-would-often-be-kissed/352/feed 0 It’s for her own good that the cat purrshttp://www.irishsayings.org/its-for-her-own-good-that-the-cat-purrs/389 http://www.irishsayings.org/its-for-her-own-good-that-the-cat-purrs/389#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/its-for-her-own-good-that-the-cat-purrs/389 It’s for her own good that the cat purrs ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/its-for-her-own-good-that-the-cat-purrs/389/feed 0 She wipes the plate with the cat’s tailhttp://www.irishsayings.org/she-wipes-the-plate-with-the-cats-tail/480 http://www.irishsayings.org/she-wipes-the-plate-with-the-cats-tail/480#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/she-wipes-the-plate-with-the-cats-tail/480 She wipes the plate with the cat’s tail ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/she-wipes-the-plate-with-the-cats-tail/480/feed 0 She would drink the cream and say the cat she had was an old roguehttp://www.irishsayings.org/she-would-drink-the-cream-and-say-the-cat-she-had-was-an-old-rogue/481 http://www.irishsayings.org/she-would-drink-the-cream-and-say-the-cat-she-had-was-an-old-rogue/481#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/she-would-drink-the-cream-and-say-the-cat-she-had-was-an-old-rogue/481 She would drink the cream and say the cat she had was an old rogue ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/she-would-drink-the-cream-and-say-the-cat-she-had-was-an-old-rogue/481/feed 0 The cat is always dignified, until the dog comes byhttp://www.irishsayings.org/the-cat-is-always-dignified-until-the-dog-comes-by/499 http://www.irishsayings.org/the-cat-is-always-dignified-until-the-dog-comes-by/499#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/the-cat-is-always-dignified-until-the-dog-comes-by/499 The cat is always dignified, until the dog comes by ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/the-cat-is-always-dignified-until-the-dog-comes-by/499/feed 0 There is a crock of gold in the tomb of every chieftain, but they are all guarded by cats and fairieshttp://www.irishsayings.org/there-is-a-crock-of-gold-in-the-tomb-of-every-chieftain-but-they-are-all-guarded-by-cats-and-fairies/551 http://www.irishsayings.org/there-is-a-crock-of-gold-in-the-tomb-of-every-chieftain-but-they-are-all-guarded-by-cats-and-fairies/551#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/there-is-a-crock-of-gold-in-the-tomb-of-every-chieftain-but-they-are-all-guarded-by-cats-and-fairies/551 There is a crock of gold in the tomb of every chieftain, but they are all guarded by cats and fairies ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/there-is-a-crock-of-gold-in-the-tomb-of-every-chieftain-but-they-are-all-guarded-by-cats-and-fairies/551/feed 0 What would a young cat do but eat mice?http://www.irishsayings.org/what-would-a-young-cat-do-but-eat-mice/597 http://www.irishsayings.org/what-would-a-young-cat-do-but-eat-mice/597#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:00:00 +0000 Leprechaun http://www.irishsayings.org/what-would-a-young-cat-do-but-eat-mice/597 What would a young cat do but eat mice? ]]> http://www.irishsayings.org/what-would-a-young-cat-do-but-eat-mice/597/feed 0