Dia Dhuit,

I am doing a logo design for a proposed Cape Town Irish pub. I am thinking of doing an infinity sign with the words "Through myself and back again." Because it is Irish, I was wondering whether anyone could translate the phrase for me? I would appreciate any and all help.

Thanking you in advance

I'm wanting to put a verb in this:

Téim tríom féin is tagaim ar ais arís: I go through myself and come back again.

It might be OK without the verbs, though: Tríom féin is ar ais arís

Definitely wait for more input on this.

Redwolf

This may be an obvious question, but what does this mean?

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I'm guessing it comes from the fact that the infinity symbol weaves in and out of itself (at least it does in three dimensions...in 2D it just looks like the number 8 lying on its side).

Redwolf

I'm obviously missing something obvious, but I still don't get what is meant by the words. It is perfectly possible that the difficulty is with my brain (or lack of) and not the phrase!

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The kids will do that to your brain, a Shaoirse!

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I am only a beginner. Please get confirmation before using any of my suggestions.

Stiall Möbius nó buidéal Klein


Or perhaps even just Tríom féin is ar ais ?

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

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Redwolf is correct -- the infinity sign is a twisted circle/figure eight that goes through itself and back. It is never-ending.

Thank you for your assistance, Redwolf. What changes if you leave out the "arís"? Does the "again" fall away?

Would you also be so kind to give me a rough phonetic pronunciation for the phrase? It was hard enough teaching Cape Tonians not to say "slain-tay" for Sláinte (which is also a newish Irish restaurant in town) ... I cannot imagine what it would sound like if we try and pronounce the phrase above.