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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 16_012

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    This means that the day of the storm is not the day to be cutting the scallops because while you would be cutting them the thatch would be blown off the house, and the scallops would be blown around the place.
    Níl aon teinnteán mar do teinnteán féin
    This means that our own fire place is better than any ones fire place
    Ní deanfaidh an saoghal capal ráis dasal
    Let the last day be the hardest.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Ita Ní Conmara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcorney, Co. Clare