School: Cill Cúlach
- Location:
- Kilcooly, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0270
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- ProverbsIt is dear bought butter that licked of a briar you cannot have your loaf and eat it.
It is a bad beggar that cannot shun one door. Bill Mc Donald says "you made quick delay John Hardinnan says.
" Extinguish that pig.
- Collector
- May Donohoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowshanbally, Co. Galway
- Informant
- James Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowshanbally, Co. Galway
- ProverbsThere are as good fish in the sea as
ever were caught.
Kindel the dry sticks and the wet
sticks will catch.
A word in earnest is as good as a
speech.
A watched kettle never boils.
The longest way around is the
way home.
it's better to be born lucky than rich.
The wisest hen at all lays out.(continues on next page)
