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PostPosted: Sun 25 Mar 2012 8:07 pm 
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Hello to everyone. I would like a translation for "key to happiness". Thanks in advance.


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PostPosted: Sun 25 Mar 2012 8:42 pm 
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robste71 wrote:
Hello to everyone. I would like a translation for "key to happiness". Thanks in advance.



Possibly -

An riachtanas le sonas a fháil.

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PostPosted: Mon 26 Mar 2012 12:27 pm 
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Thank you. Anyone want to verify? This is going on a tattoo so want to double ck.


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PostPosted: Mon 26 Mar 2012 4:49 pm 
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Perhaps we could paraphrase the title of the old TG4 program "Eochair an Ghrá":

Eochair an tSonais

It's very literal, but I think it might work.

Wait for more input, please.

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PostPosted: Mon 26 Mar 2012 7:50 pm 
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Yes, there appear to be other examples of similar use in FGB:

eochair eolais "key to knowledge"

Mí na Bealtaine eochair na bliana "(the weather in) the month of May makes or mars the (crops of the) year"

Though Bríd's was probably clearer in meaning, I'll second Redwolf's Eochair an tSonais (or eochair an tsonais without capitalization.)

Subject to further scrunity by others, or course ...

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