saffie07 wrote:
Hi everyone! I am getting a tattoo to honor my family from Ireland and would like to make sure I get the correct translation.
I would like the standard Irish Gaelic translation of...
"My Family is My Strength"
I greatly appreciate your time and help with this! Thank you so much!
There are three words in Irish used to refer to the concept of 'family' in the English language.
Teaghlach 'household'
Muintir 'wider family/ people'
Clann 'children, descendants, progeny'.
You're probably referring to
muintir.
Directly translated:
Is í mo mhuintir mo neartHowever, I would prefer:
Is í mo mhuintir tobar mo nirt 'my family is the source/ well of my strength'.
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I'm familiar with Munster Irish/ Gaolainn na Mumhan (GM) and the Official Standard/an Caighdeán Oifigiúil (CO)