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School: Derreenargan

Location:
Doirín Argan, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Fionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 263

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    And the devil a much better was Biddy my wife.
    A good beginning is half the work.
    Mind the pennies and the pounds will mind themselves.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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  2. Houses Long Ago

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    The cabin usually consisted of one room. It was built of mud and had a hole in one gable called ''Poll Seagaugh''. For every chimney on the hovel five shillings rent had to be paid. The roof was covered with scraws out of the bogs. Sometimes it was thatched
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    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. foirgnimh
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bellinda Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Doirín Argan, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Pádhraic Ó Fionnáin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Doirín Argan, Co. Ros Comáin