School: Kildalkey (B.) (roll number 867)

Location:
Kildalkey, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Fearghail
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    fire is listening to my father telling fairy stories and playing the french fiddle. Sometimes we get him to sing for us and we do have great sport. Told by Thomas Davis, Moyrath, Kildalkey. John Pender.
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  2. Proverbs
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    An orange a day keeps the flu away.
    A cuckoo sitting on a bare thorn makes the farmer sell all his cow and buy corn.
    Two heads are better than one.
    There is no place like home.
    A wet and windy May fills the haggard with corn and hay.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    Listen to the flowing of the river and you'll catch fish.
    A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning, a rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight.
    There is no strength until all unite.
    A shut mouth catches no flies.
    A windy day is not the day for thatching.
    Birds of a feather flock together.
    Blood is thicker than water.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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