School: Muchgrange (C.), Greenore (roll number 7278)
- Location:
- An Ghráinseach Mhór, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Mrs. A. O' Dwyer
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 094
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- Here are some proverbs from the Gaelic which are not found in any other language:It is not every day that Manus kills a bullock,
It is not the big stones alone that build the castle,
Every hound is a pup until it hunts
It is not on one foot that Paterick came to Ireland
The man on the grass is a good rider
Ireland for a penny, but where is the pennyWhen a man says every day that he will settle down and do a certain task to-morrow and breaks his promise we say,
Thats the hens journey to ScotlandWhen the Gael wishes to describe whiteness he says:-
As white as the foam on the rock, or as white as the Virgins garment, or as white as the soul of a child.He skeaks of a generous person as being(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Mullach an tSí, Co. Lú
