Guid advice

O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion:
What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us,
An' ev'n devotion!


Robert Burns - To a Louse

If its fur ye

Whut's fur ye 'ill no go bye ye.

If you are meant to have something then you will get it.

Say Nithin

A wheen a months ago I wrote aboot tha local version o Rabbie Burns' Epistle to a Young Friend that wus aftin quoted in mae hoose as a wean.


Aye ricth han your story tell
Whun wi a bosom crony
But aa keep something ta yorsel
Ye dinne tell ta onnie.

Aye free, aff-han', your story tell,
When wi' a bosom crony;
But still keep something to yoursel',
Ye scarcely tell to ony:


Whun I axt mae mither whut it meant she said,


"Whutiver ye say say nithin."

Mere pit doons

If ye thocht sumbodie wasnae up tae much. Ye cud say,

"I wudnae see them in mae road."
ir 
"Thon cretter cudnae ketch a coul in a bucket." 

Thanks tae Fiona fur tha last yin.

Tha pit doon

If thur's yin thing tha Ulster-Scots tongue is geared tae, it's tha pit doon. As a rule they hae niver suffered fools gladly nor ir they afeart o pokin fun at thursels.
I herd a guid yin years ago, whun an unfortunate cretter missed tha dart boord an hit tha waa insted. A voice behin mae said,

Thon cretter cudnae hit a barn dure wae a bakeboord.

Ir if thur's nae wean's aboot 
Ye cudnae hit a bull on the erse wae a bakeboord

Ulster-Scots appeal

If onniebodie iz oot thur who knows tha origins o this yin, please let mea know. Ither on Facebook oor at anaulhan@gmail.com

Thanks

I cudnae buy Robin's remarks

Mae thanks tae tha Newton Lass who micht hae cracked this yin. She believes that this (County Down) aul sayin micht hae its origins in  WG Lyttle's, Robin's Reading. 
I wud say thon's as guid a guess iz oany.
Thanks Fiona

Whun hardy cums tae hardy

Whun yer pit tae tha final test. Whun yer up agin it. Whun it cums richt doon tae it.

Whun hardy cums tae hardy