I would like to have this saying translated to Irish so I can get it tattooed with a Celtic cross...the saying I want is break the rules, stand apart, ignore your head, follow your heart. I greatly appreciate all the help I can get...thank you in advance

This is a follow up to something we have been working on at IGTF:

http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/tr ... 07734.html

kokoshneta had proposed the following translation:

Bris na rialacha; seas leat féin;
ná tabhair aird ar do chionn; lean le do chroí

But there were questions raised about the use of cionn versus ceann and the use of lean le versus lean.

Any suggestions regarding kk's translation?

I think lean le rud is to "continue with sth" rather than to "follow sth" and cionn is mostly reserved for set expressions. Perhaps:

Bris na rialacha; seas leat féin;
seachain do cheann; lean do chroí

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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).

I usually use na rialacha a shárú as opposed to na rialacha a bhriseadh. Is this down to preference only?

I'd translate sárú as "violate" rather than just "break".

FGB has riail a bhriseadh "to break a rule" under riail, and riail a shárú "to infringe a rule" under sáraigh.

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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).

Being now at home, and in a position to look things up, I’d have to agree that the le shouldn’t be there. I’m not sure if it’s something I’ve just somehow (and incorrectly) taught myself, or if it’s something that actually works in colloquial Ulster Irish; but better safe than sorry. And FGB gives the right meanings (to follow a rule, a master, guidance, the fashion, etc.) under lean itself, with no preposition.


I’d read seachain do cheann as ‘avoid your head’, something most people would probably find a bit hard to do.

I’ve never heard seachain used to mean ‘ignore’ or ‘not give heed to’; only ‘avoid’ and ‘guard X against Y’ (with ar).

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

Seachain do cheann actually means "mind your head" or "watch your head" but I think it can also be taken to mean "beware of your head" (even without the ar).

I think it beats any of the convoluted expressions required to achieve "ignore" in Irish, though there may still be better ways to avoid "ignore".

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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).

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I appreciate all the help and suggestions, just wanted to know if anyone had a final translation...thanks in advance!!!

What Tiarnan gave you means:
"break the rules, stand apart,
refuse your intuition, follow your heart."

De Bhaldraithe has imfhios; FGB refers that to iomas. I have an image of "intuition" also being a heart thing.

Can we get away with just diúltaigh do cheann "Refuse/deny your head" instead? or is there a better alternative to imfhios/iomas (if that doesn't already suit ashes013086)?

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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).

I dont think ceann works in Irish...conjures up all kinds of gory and salacious images (imho)
How about meabhair ..(intellect)...if you dont care for my other brainstorm

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Nuair a shuíonn an coileach péacoige ar a thóin, níl ann ach turcaí
Chief Buffalo Breath
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Wisdom is never on the menu, you have to own the restaurant.