School: Carlingford (B.)

Location:
Carlingford, Co. Louth
Teacher:
C. Ó Blunaigh
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  1. Contributed by Patk. Boyle, Chapel Hill.
    1. Too many cook spoil the broth.
    2. The truth never chokes anyone.
    3. Blood is thicker than water.
    4. It takes two to make a quarrel.
    5. Save the rod and spoil the child.
    6. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Gerald Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castle Hill, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Patrick Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castle Hill, Co. Louth
  2. Contributed by Gerald McGrath, Castle Hill.
    1. Home, Sweet Home and the fire out.
    2. It is hard to get a good hook for a bad harvest man.
    3. A borrowed horse has hard hoofs.
    4. It is often a person's mouth broke his nose.
    5. People meet but the hills and fields don't meet.
    6. Get up out of bed, the man of the house. I am asleep and don't waken me.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  3. Contributed by Joseph McCrum, Sth. Commons.
    1. The much travelled talk little.
    2. Cows far off wear long horns.
    3. Four things an Irishman can't trust: A cow's horn - A horse's hoof - a Dog's snarl and an Englishman's laugh.
    4. Truth will never hang a person.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.