Gaelic Translation Needed!

Gaelic Translation Needed!

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Posted Mon 1 Apr 2024 3:52 PM
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I was directed by another member to post my question on this thread so hoping someone catches it. 

We are planning a trip to Ireland and are looking for accurate, language interpretation needs. One of the items that we are interested in getting while in Ireland are tattoos. The challenge that we have been running into are two different interpretations of what the proper translation for a Gaelic Proverb. There seems to be disagreement and we are unclear, since we are Americans. I had come across a Gaelic Proverb from the 1800's which reads: 

Tagh do bhean mar a 's math leat do chlann.
Choose your wife as you wish your children to be. 

The Irish Translation (via Google and Bing) reads:
Roghnaigh do bhean chéile mar is mian leat do leanaí a bheith
Choose your wife as you wish your children to be. 

Is the Gaelic Proverb accurate, and it would be understood within Ireland or does that proverb need to be translated to Irish to be correct?  

Appreciate any assistance folks have.

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Posted Wed 3 Apr 2024 10:19 PM
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I am (sadly) not the person to respond, but can confirm that this is an excellent forum for accurate translation. A couple of members of this community helped me to accurately translate a saying that I ended up getting tattooed on my forearm, :). 

If you need translations while visiting Ireland, I would also ask the community here for English-Gaelic dictionaries, if such one exists. 

Best of luck to you!
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Hi Nate,
thanks for your post and question. I have just replied to you original post and you can find my reply here - https://community.ireland.com/26966/Translation-and-Language-Support

Hi Alanna,
thank you so much for coming back and I am delighted to hear, that the information provided via the Community, was helpful!

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