School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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- (continued from previous page)(6) As long as the dog is going to the well, he is caught at last.
- The windy day is not the day for the thatch.
(2) Judge the river before you jump it - Collector
- Ella Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- (1) Im easy about you Peg Flannigan.
(2) The cat did not eat the day yet.
(3) "Life is precious" as the tailor said, when he was running from the gander. - Collector
- Gretta Butler
- Gender
- Female
- (1) A rainbow in the morning is a shepherd's warning; a rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight.(2) a wet and windy May
Fills the barns with corn & hay. - Collector
- Michael Moore
- Gender
- Male
- (1) A rolling stone gathers no moss.
(2) Never borrow what you can never give back.
(3) The darkest cloud has a silver lining.
(4) No use in crying over spilled milk.
(5) Make hay while the sun shines.
(6) Look before you leap
(7) A barking dog seldom bites.
(8) Much wants more
(9) Marbh [?] thé [?] marbh gan í
(10) Too many cooks spoil the broth.(continues on next page) - Collector
- John Forde
- Gender
- Male
