Looking for the translation of "A Family Tradition" for a pint glass I'm designing for the out going Chief of my fire Department. A member of his family at one time or another has served as a Chief since 1877. I thought it would be fitting. The other is "3 Brothers". Thank you to all who answer and have a happy new year.

Jimmy McTernan

OK. For the first one I would give:

Sean nós clainne

There is a word for tradition used in Irish (traidisiún)but I don't like it - it seems to be merely a borrowing from English. "Sean nós" means "an old custom", so the translation is "an old family custom".

For the second:

Triúr deartháir
Three Brothers

I'd leave out the sean (old)

Nós clainne

alternatively

Gnás clainne

I suspect tradisiún came from Latin (which is where English got it) and has been in the language for longer than english exists, but....

Three brothers

Triúr deartháireacha