School: Cnocán an Teampaill, Ros Gréine
- Location:
- Cnocán an Teampaill, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Nic Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0554, Page 222
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- 1. When a person would get a thing from another he would usually say that you may never be short; or oftentimes god increase your stone.
2. If a person got a new thing it is said then " Well wear or that you may wear it in good health
3. When people are drinking they say "good luck" and the answer is "good health"
4. when making a bargain and people cant agree about the price they say "split the difference"
5. what a person does a job for another the one he does it for says "May the Lord share you your wealth"
6. when anyone fins a thing that is lost the owner says "May the Lord spare you your eyesight"
7. when one does a good turn for another he says "May the Heavens be your bed"
8. When a child does something the parent used to do the people say "Kind father for him" They also say "It wasent from the wind he got it"(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Miss Winnie Halloran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lota an Hilligh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mrs Delaney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tom Power
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile an Ráiligh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
