School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)

Location:
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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  1. 1) God sends food and the devil sends the cooks.
    2) Fair and easy goes far in a day.

    3) Have it yourself or be without it, as the blackbird whistled when he flew over Malahide,
    4) A shut mouth catches no flies.

    5) "Clotty mo-lotty" that lived in the lane every day sweeping and never a day clean.

    6) Tidy Amy burnt the candle looking for the rush.

    7) An old "Cailleach bFalla"

    8) As hard as the hob of Hell.
    9) As cute as a pet fox.

    10) She came a ceilidhe and didn't stay "a hurry" - (didn't delay.)

    11) As lazy as sin.
    12) If you give away an old breeches don't cut the buttons off.
    13) Every old shoe finds an old stocking.
    14) Far away cows wear long horns.
    15) Far away fields are green.
    16) A watched pot never boils.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    H. Mc Steen
    Address
    Kilmessan, Co. Meath