School: Balrath (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Bean Uí Oirghiall
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - My father told me those sayings.
"She would hear the grass growing."
"He would hear a midge on the Hill of Frewin."
"She would not give you the dirt off her boots."
"Shine them like a crow's head."
"Never too late to mend."
A Story of Jimmy from Sonna.
One day he went to a house where there were kittens, for a can of butter milk. He took one of the kittens and put him under his arm. As he was going along the cat began to cry and Jimmy said the kitten was hungry, so he put him into the can of milk(continues on next page)
