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School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mrs Ellen Mary O' Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 375

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    A watched pot never boils
    Thought once awakened does not again slumber
    Debt is the worst kind of poverty
    Every little makes a mettle
    Kind hearts are easly hurt
    Every cock crows bold in his own door
    Smooth water runs deep
    Too much pepper spoils the broth
    If you can not say a good thing say nothing
    Fire is quickly spread and by its own accord but water must be got to extinguish it
    These proverbs were told to me by my father and mother Michael and Mrs Reidy who live in Coom, Cordal
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Reidy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coom, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Reidy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coom, Co. Kerry