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School: Drumcoghill

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Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Iomaire
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  1. May Proverbs

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    May Proverbs
    Shun the May Fly.
    Don't sow your turnips till June.
    A wet and windy May,
    Fill she stockyards with corn and hay.
    May brings flocks of pretty lambs.
    In May "he" sings all day.
    A "hive" in May,
    is worth a load of hay,
    a swarm in July,
    isn't worth a fly,
    As busy as a bee.
    As playful as a kitten.
    The three merriest things in the world are a kid, a kitten and a merry widow
    As greedy as a pig
    As ugly as sin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs A. Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Corr, Co. Cavan