capall na hoibre an bia

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “food is the workhorse”.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpˠəl̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈhɛbʲəɾʲ ən̪ˠ bʲiə/[1]

Proverb

capall na hoibre an bia

  1. an army marches on its stomach, a person must eat properly in order to perform tasks well

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 296, page 151

Further reading

  • “march”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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