School: Dubh-Áth (B.) (roll number 11067)

Location:
Duagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 105

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    Stories are attached to the third and last proverbs. The story attached to the third reads as follows: A (wowan) woman went to a funeral and when she was coming home she took a shortcut across the fields.
    The way led across a river and when she was crossing she slipped and fell and was carried away and drowned. Then her husband stated the proverb - "The longest way around is the shortest way home".
    The stort attached to the last reads: A woman called her son one morning to go for a bucket of water to quench
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éamonn Ó Corradáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Éamonn Ó Corradáin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male