Ní bhíonn an sonas gan an donas ina orlaí tríd
Word for wordHappiness is never without misfortune threaded through it
What it meansThere is no happiness without some misfortune woven through it.
Approximate pronunciation guide
nee VEE-un un SUN-us gon un DUN-us in-a OR-lee treed
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Provenance
Where this wording comes from. We publish nothing we cannot point at.
- DictionaryÓ Dónaill, Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (1977)s.v. sonas