Hi does anyone know if there is an equivalent Irish proverb to this. Its for a FB friend in the 'Bitesizers of Bitesize Irish group'. The request is actually to translate 'nothing beautiful is perfect' but I think the correct proverb is as in the title. Here's what Ive posted so far

Hi Heather happy new year. The place to ask for this kind of translation is the 'Irish Language Forum'. I've put in this request for you. This is the web link. index.php . Ive used a thing of beauty is never perfect. An absolute crude guess would be something like "ní riamh foirfe , rud na háilleachta". Not is ever perfect, thing of beauty". This is an an chopail - copula construction in the first clause, since in our proverb we are certain this is always the case. In the second clause áilleacht (=beauty) is in the feminine genetive singular case
. I'll let you know the outcome. Sláinte

would this work after doing some scrambling through Irish Grammar
rud na háilleachta, ní foirfeacht riamh aige = thing of beauty, not perfection ever has it

Ní foirfe é riamh, rud álainn
A beautiful thing is never perfect

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Just a suggestion, there are other ways of saying it that are equally correct.

Níl áilleacht foirfe.
Beauty isn't perfect.


You can give your friend a link to this particular page.
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=6379&p=47600#p47600

Thank you GRMA. Sláinte ! Just posted it on the bitesizers of biteirish FB Group page. I wonder what it means - the proverb I mean - what's it getting at ? Cheers. Steve

Níl áilleacht gan locht?

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That might be a better way of saying it.

Literally: Beauty isn't without fault[s].

go raibh míle maith agat a Bhríd. Cas tú ? .as learphol mé ach tá mé i mo chónaí i Nua-Shéalainn. An bhfuil tú líofa ? Sláinte ! Steve

Is cainteoir dúchais as Conamara mé.