1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Gleann an Dúin - Prison

School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 16_020

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 16_020

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison
  2. XML Page 16_020
  3. XML “Local Sayings”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Sayings (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    comes a calm.
    A closed mouth catches no flies.
    Bread is the staff of life.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    Look before you leap.
    Charity begins at home.
    Make the hay while the sun shines.
    One wasp never stings another.
    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    Early to bed early
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo