Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.
“The windy day is not the day for thatching pins.”
Preparation is quiet work, best done before conditions insist upon it.
There are tasks that seem unimportant while the weather is calm. Later, they become the difference between a difficulty and a disaster.
Irish proverb rooted in traditional thatching. Wording and gloss verified against Teanglann / Foras na Gaeilge.