is treise dúchas ná oiliúint

Irish edit

Proverb edit

is treise dúchas ná oiliúint

a leopard cannot change its spots (literally, ‘instinct is stronger than upbringing’)

Further reading edit

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúchas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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