School: Ardrahan, Mainistir Ó dTórna (roll number 13167)
- Location:
- Ardrahan, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhonnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 182
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- (continued from previous page)In describing the poverty of a boastful person it is said "He couldn't buy a jacket for a gooseberry"
"As poor as Job's cat"
"As poor as a church mouse"
"As lively as a bee"
"Out of fashion out of the world"
Don't despair while there's "mate" in the shin of a "wran" wren.
When a favour or anything is given grudgingly it is said the good is taken out of it.
Around here when an ass is heard braying people say "there is a tinker dead".
- Informant
- Daniel Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Kilgulbin West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Moriarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Kilgulbin West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Anne Costello
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballysheen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs M. Slattery
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Kilgulbin West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs T. O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Informant
- Mrs W. O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kilgulbin West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Ned Dowling
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Kilgulbin East, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Patrick J Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Informant
- Tomas Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Sackville, Co. Kerry
