School: Cor na Muclach (roll number 14470)
- Location:
- Cornamucklagh North, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Annie Ryan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 168
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- (continued from previous page)tea, and eat loaf bread without butter. On that day people begin to set potatoes because it is said to be a lucky day for starting any work.
- “Local Proverbs”
“A used key is always bright”.
“A wise man always carries his coat”.
“A stitch in time saves nine”.
“You don’t know the shelter of a bush till its cut”.
“When it rains it pours”.
“One good turn deserves another”.
“Truth seeks no corners”.
“A light heart lives long”.
“The more haste the less speed”.
“The long way round is the short way home”.
“Many hands make light work”.
“Hunger is the best sauce”.
“Smooth waters run deep”. - Potatoes are a most common food in this district. They are grown by every farmer and the farmer supplies the people in the towns and cities.
Potatoes are grown on our farm every year usually, from about an acre to an acre and a half.(continues on next page)
