Hello, I am new to this forum, My name is Avana. I was wondering if you could help me please. I want to get a memorial tattoo for my father, but I would like for the quote to be in Irish Gaelic. If any of you could please help me translate the quote "Not all those who wander are lost" that would be amazingly wonderful. Thank you!

Hi welcome to the forum,

(SL) Ní bhíonn gach fánaidhe ar strae

Irish script:

Ní ḃíonn gaċ fánaiḋe ar strae

Wait for more input,

Cian

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I can second that.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
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), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Two letters shorter in reformed spelling:

Ní bhíonn gach fánaí ar strae
Ní ḃíonn gaċ fánaí ar strae

True, but the (SL) in the title stands for "sean-litriú".

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
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), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

This is a Tolkien quote. Has Lord if the Rings been translated into Irish?

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A language belongs to its native speakers, and when you speak it, you are a guest in their homes.
If you are not a good guest, you have no right to complain about receiving poor hospitality.

Yes, I was aware of the source, thanks.

This quote has been requested quite a lot over the years at the old site (and here) and the above has become a fairly standard translation for it.

As far as I know only "The Hobbit" has been translated so far - and that only by a non-native speaker. Reactions to the translation have been fairly luke-warm in some circles.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
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), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Thank you all so much