School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

Location:
Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0059

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  1. Tá ana-cuid sean-fochail le cloisint go minich thar tímcheall mo cheanntair ghá rádh ag na sean-daoine. Seó íad na sean-focail á bhíonn le cloisint coitchíanta.

    1) Níl aon teinteán mar do theinteán féin
    2) Ní bhíonn saoí gan locht
    3) Ní h-é lá na gaoithe lá na sgolbh
    4) Ní bhfuigheann minich onóir
    5) Caora mór an t-úan í bhfad
    6) Is glas íád na cnuich í bhfad uainn
    7) Tiomsuigheann brobh beart
    8) Is fearr go deireannach ná go bráth
    9) Is mór é ceannach an réidhtigh
    10) Is fearr dhá ceann ná cheann
    11) Fág an tír nó bí sa bhfaisiún
    12) Gach nídh ná baineann leat, eist leis agus sgaoil thart
    13) Sabháil an fhéir leis an ngréin
    14) Lá an éigean seadh cítear an cara is fearr
    15) Is maith í an fóighid acht is dona í an faillighe
    16) Núair is fearr an greann seadh is fearr á leigean dó
    17) Féách rómhat í gcómhnuidhe
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Máire Uí Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pádhraig Ó Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Oibrí
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway