I understand Braoin's translation, "Ní deireadh go tús", as "there's no end if there's no beginning".

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

That would be my understanding as well.

Redwolf

You wanted a translation of my post. The closest I can think of is:
Ní deireadh go tús = It is not an end until a beginning, i.e. there is no end until a beginning.
The use of 'go' here means 'until' or equivalent meaning.

I see lughaidh has translated it much better: "there's no end if there's no beginning". I find it strange to think of this in English but it is nice to see it explained.

Since there may be some confusion regarding the meaning of the above, if you really need to clarify the idea of a 'new beginning' I could put it as:

Ní deireadh go tús eile

The other suggestions are more than grand; it is just that I was proposing a possibly shorter option.

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Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.
Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.

I like this last option. Shorter still is the following (an alternative spelling of deireadh which is in the dictionary):

Ní deire go tús eile

Alright thanks guys. Is there anyway to change this statement from
Ní deireadh go tús = It is not an end until a beginning.

to there is no beginning until an end. Just switch around the end and the beginning while keeping it as short.

That would be:

Ní tús go deireadh "There's no beginning until an end"


(Question to other translators: Would Níl tús gan deireadh "There is no beginning without an end" work?)

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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'd be inclined to put ann in the middle (and I wonder would Ní bhíonn be better too).

Ah, I see what I have done, I was thinking the proverb was Níl saoi gan locht, but it is Ní bhíonn saoi gan locht.

In light of that construction, perhaps the ann wouldn't be necessary? Ní bhíonn tús gan deireadh?

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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).

Alright thanks for all the input guys. I think im gonna go with Ní deireadh é ach tús nua--It isnt the end but a new beginning. Unless I can fit Ní hé an deireadh ach tús nua on my ribs. Can someone else confirm the first one? And Breandan I'm curious as to how you translate "There is no beginning without an end" because I do like that saying as well.

Going on this, and taking Scooby's suggestion on deireadh, might I suggest:

Ní deire é ach tús eile.
It is not an end but a new beginning

I never encountered 'tús nua' myself - always referred to it as 'tús eile' when making a new start; but then that's just me!

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Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.
Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.