Hello to all! I am seeking a translation for a tattoo. The basic English wording would be "Family before all others" I understand that there is no real word in gaelic for "before" but I also am told that "above" could be substiututed for the same meaning but please correct me on any of this....ink is forever! Also seeking two simple words by themselves..."truth" and "honor" .

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to your input.

Hi. Yes, you would use os cionn or thar, both meaning "above", rather than the literal roimh "before; in front of".

Assuming you mean your extended family, I would suggest:

Mo mhuintir thar gach uile dhuine eile. "My family before all others."

or

Mo lucht gaoil thar gach uile dhuine eile. "My relatives before all others."

The eile may be redundant, though.

Await further input ...

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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).

Thanks Breandán for the reply! Great info and much appreciated. Any thoughts on "honor" and "truth"?

fírinne is the truth, not sure about honour

Thank you for that one!

You'll seldom hear fírinne on its own, I think. It is almost invariably an fhírinne "the truth".

"Honour" in English has several meanings. Onóir in Irish is probably the broadest and closest to the English.

Urraim is the "honour" or "respect" you show someone else, but onóir also covers that.

Onóir also covers the sense of "it's an honour to be here."

In the sense of "one's reputation", though, oineach may be closer.

Ar m'onóir "upon my honour"
Ar m'fhocal agus ar m'fhírinne "upon my honour" literally "upon my word and my truth"

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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).

OK...any accents or anything on the letters?

No accents, but if you are going to use an old font I'd recommend dots (poncanna) instead of h's:

Mo ṁuintir ṫar gaċ uile ḋuine eile.

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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).

Excellent suggestion...thank you!