School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)

Location:
Rathduane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Múinneacáin
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  1. The following are some of the local proverbs:-
    "Ripping and sewing would keep a man going."
    "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do to day."
    "A wet May and a dry June makes the farmer whistle a merry tune. "An empty bag cannot stand upright." "Your son is yours to day but your daughter is yours for ever." "In dread is a fine thing."
    "A borrowed horse has hard hoofs"
    "Lie with the lamb and rise with the bird"
    "Strife is better than loneliness."
    "It's useless to be talking about goat's wool. "
    "The truth is often bitter."
    "A fool and his money are soon parted."
    "It is too late to save when all is spent."
    "It is never too late to mend."
    "An article, not wanting, is too dear at any price."
    "The man in the fence is always a good hurler."
    "Two heads are better than one even if they were pig's heads.
    "At it again said the bush to the porcupine."
    "Every fox smells his own burrow."
    "Losing a sheep for a half penny worth of tar."
    "Every dog is bold in his own dunghill."
    The loss of time is the loss of money.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Con Deasmhumhaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kippagh, Co. Cork