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 Post subject: Irish Font help
PostPosted: Sat 22 Mar 2014 4:48 pm 
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Hey guys,

I want to get a tattoo of an Irish Gaelic proverb to signify my Irish heritage. The only problem is that I can't speak Gaelic and would appreciate some help :).

Basically I want to get the proverb ''Níl aon suáilce gan a duáilce féin'' which I think is correct for ''There is no virtue without vice itself.''
I decided I want a more authentic touch however and took a liking to the Irish font writer on this site, which translated it to the following:
http://imgur.com/PyzWnbc
I was hoping somebody could verify that it's correct so I could go ahead with the tattoo.

Thanks for your time,

Cris x


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 Post subject: Re: Irish Font help
PostPosted: Sat 22 Mar 2014 5:03 pm 
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CrisC wrote:
Hey guys,

I want to get a tattoo of an Irish Gaelic proverb to signify my Irish heritage. The only problem is that I can't speak Gaelic and would appreciate some help :).

Basically I want to get the proverb ''Níl aon suáilce gan a duáilce féin'' which I think is correct for ''There is no virtue without vice itself.''
I decided I want a more authentic touch however and took a liking to the Irish font writer on this site, which translated it to the following:
http://imgur.com/PyzWnbc
I was hoping somebody could verify that it's correct so I could go ahead with the tattoo.

Thanks for your time,

Cris x


I fixed your link, which wasn't working, apparently because you had an extra space in there (I'm a moderator, so I can do that). What it takes you to is a correct version of what you started with, in the traditional sean chló letters (which aren't used much any more, except for shop and pub signs). The translation you found is not entirely correct, though. The saying really means ''There is no virtue without its own vice.''

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.


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 Post subject: Re: Irish Font help
PostPosted: Sat 22 Mar 2014 5:36 pm 
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Thank you very much for your help :). Do you have any advice on any different fonts?


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