School: Gurrane (B.) (roll number 14839)

Location:
Clondrohid, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Loingsigh
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    "Is feárr teach beag agus teann-lón ná teach mor ar bheagán bídh."
    "Is saidhbhir iad na boicht i láthair Dé"
    "An té a shiúbhlann ar uibhibh ní foláir do coiscéim eadtrom a bheith aige"
    "Is sleamhain iad leacacha an tíghe mhóir"
    "An rud a théigheann i bhfaid, téigheann sé i bhfuaire"
    "Is feárr an té eirígheann ná an té a thuiteann"
    "Is feárr an ceann an t-athair do dheichniúbhar cloinne ná deichniúbhar cloinne n-a gceann do'n athair."
    "Tagann a cháirde ach ní maithtear na fiacha."
    "Is caol í an dlíghe ach má's caol is cruinn."
    "Rabhtai ruadha na h-Inide
    Rabhtai geala na Cásga
    Rabhtai lae 'le Muire
    Is Rabhtai lae 'le Padruigh."
    "Bíonn bainne geal ag buaibh dubha."
    "Is geal leis an bhFiadhach dubh a gearrcach féin"
    "Tháinig sé aniar adtuaidh orainn mar tháinig Tadhg na Cuaiche ar Corcaig"
    "An rud a chuir an mada ruadh ag ithe na fionna mhóna a chuir sinn ag triall ort."
    "Is minic a chuaidh fear buille trí thuille 'na lán-rith
    Ach is minic a sgiob an tuille fear buille le fánaidh."
    "Deire fir a shuan nú bean bheith á faire féin suas."
    "Céile do'n leabaidh an uaig
    Céile do'n uaig an bás
    Céile do'n oidhche Ifrean Fuar
    Is tuig a dhuine gur cruaidh ár gcás."
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    Irish