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Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí

Praise the young and they will flourish.

Praise the young and they will flourish. Genuine advice about raising someone, with none of the usual proverb pessimism. Choose it for a family in the thick of that work, or for a nursery wall.

Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí Praise the young and they will flourish. THE BRENNAN FAMILY · EST. 1994 Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh síSeanfhocal · Irish proverbSay it: mull un OH-geh AH-gus TUK-ee sheeGovernment of Ireland · seanfhocail.ie

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About this saying

Genuine advice about raising the young, with none of the usual proverb pessimism: praise works, and the young come on when praised. The óige is grammatically feminine, which is why “she” will come. The she is youth itself, not a particular child. Ó Dónaill prints the same proverb with the reduced conjunction, Mol an óige is tiocfaidh sí; this fuller form is the one in the Government of Ireland’s own list.

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