Is cenn daim for dartaid.

Is cenn daim for dartaid.

(is * head * of ox * on * calf)

It’s like a calf with the head of an ox.

This expression is found in O’Mulconry’s Glossary, along with the paraphrase “mórpersan for becphobul” = “a great personage over a paltry people”. The image expresses the incongruity of having an eminent individual at the head of a petty endeavour.

Topics: Proverbial Sayings