School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0260, Page 297
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- (continued from previous page)lived in Cloonadra, Ballymoe, Co Galway
- Never take the book by the cover.
Spare spare, and you will be always bare.
Spend, spend, and God will send.
Never sew on a Sunday or you will be ripping it with your nose when you die.
Never throw out dust or water after sunset.
Never heat a haw after Hallow-Eve night.
Never be out after twelve o'clock or the fairies will harm you.
All the tears St. Swithen can cry, St Bartholonew's mantle wipes dry.
Never eat a blackberry after Michaelmas Day, for the devil spits on them.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Never send out a cake without taking a bit of it.
Do not open an umbrella in a house.
Keep the first tooth that falls out and you will never get a toothache.
Keep a thing for seven years. If you have no use for it then, throw it away.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annie Dowd
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonee, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Ml. Cooney
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Cloonee, Co. Galway
