School: Kilberry, Athy (roll number 13165)
- Location:
- Kilberry, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Sara Rowan
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)1, "It's a long lane has no turn".
2. "Let the hare sit".
3. "Let every tub stand on its own bottom."
4. "The worst cow in the yard loses first"
5. "It is a bad bird fouls its own nest".
6. "Still water runs deep".
7. "Empoty barrels make the most noise".
8. "It is hard to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
9. "A stirring foot gets something."
10. "The minister "christians" his own child first."
11. "Charity begins at home."
12. "One good turn deserves another."
13. "It's an ill wind blows no one good".
14. "Any port in a storm".
15. "When all fruits fail, welcome haws."(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Sara Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
