School: Drumkilly

Location:
Drumkilly, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Owen Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 360

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 360

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  1. ''A half loaf is better than no bread''
    ''The long thread of the lazy tailor''
    ''Empty vessels make most sound''
    ''The early bird cathces the early worm''
    ''Of small account is a fly until it gets into the eye''
    ''Children and fools should not handle edge tools''
    ''Look before you leap''
    ''There is many a slip between the cup and the lip''
    ''For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of the horse the rider was lost.''
    ''Kindle the dry sticks and the green ones will catch light.''
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Galligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlislea, Co. Cavan
  2. Proverbs are not used very much in this district but I managed to get a few from Miss Annie Drumm, Drumkilly, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan and from my mother Mrs. O. McGovern of the same address
    The following are as many of them as I can remember
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.