ní breac é go raibh sé ar an bport

Irish

Etymology

Literally, 'it's not fish until it's in the port'.

Proverb

ní breac é go raibh sé ar an bport

1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched

   Synonym: ná maraigh an fia go bhfeicfidh tú é

References

• Entries containing “chicken” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN