Irish Folk Wisdom Author:Mairtin O'Griofa, Daniel Maclise (Illustrator) "An Irishman's wit is on his tongue," and this collection of the very best of Irish folk wisdom will prove it -- colorful, earthy, pithy, pungent, irreverent, touching, and often funny. Hundreds of other saws, sayings, and proverbs illustrate the warm and wonderful temperament and popular habits of thought of the Irish nation.