Community · Ireland · Europe
In Each Other's Shelter
Original proverb · Gaeilge
« Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine »
Translation
It is in one another's shelter that people live.
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Meaning
No one stands alone: we shelter one another, and that support is what holds life together.
Cultural context
An Irish saying often inscribed on doorsteps, inherited from rural Gaelic communities.
Design story
Two forms lean toward each other to draw, between them, a roof.
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