School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
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- (continued from previous page)Catch and old cat playing with a straw
Empty vessels make most sound
Little people shoud be seen and not heard.
The longest way around is the shortest way home
Long churning makes bad butter
Constant dropping wears a stone
The old dog for the hard road & the pup for the path
Never throw out the dirty water until you have the clean water in
You will never miss the water until the well runs dry
Never send a boy on a man's errand
It is a long road that has no turn
When the cat is out the mice can dance
What is bred in the marrow comes out in the bone
What is bred in the bone comes out in the blood
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
Live horse till you get grass(continues on next page)
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- James Cullen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mrs Desmond
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Gaulskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Larkin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 70
- Address
- Dunkitt, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Peter Phelan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
