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School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

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Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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  1. Old Sayings

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    Old sayings
    "A wee sheep is a lamb a long time".
    "Marry a woman from Truagh, and you marry all Truagh".
    "What would make him ashamed, would turn a funeral".
    "The person who has butter gets more butter".
    "If the rowan tree is tall even so it is bitter on the top"
    "Trotting after the quality and always last".
    What butter or whiskey will not cure is incurable."
    "The drunkard will soon have daylight in through the rafters".
    "A trout in the ashes is better than a salmon in the water".
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Skeachorn, Co. Monaghan