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1. Proverbs

   

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   The proverbs used locally are
   "A stitch in time saves nine."
   "Slow and steady wins the race."
   "Little said is easy mended."
   "A wet and windy May fills the farmers haggard with corn and hay"
   "Look before you leap."
   "The day of the wind is not the day to put on the [scollop?]."
   "The early bird gets the early worm"
   "Empty vessels makes most sound"
   "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
   "A cat with mittens catches no mice
   A man named Bucawn Egan who lived in Lanesboro, [?] Longford, was preparing to thatch his house and there was grass growing on it. So he got his cow and tried to pull her up on the house by the tail to eat the grass so that he could thatch it. The people used to say "Making preparations like Bucawn Egan."
   "Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.
   "Curiosity killed the cat and information made him fat."
   "Dont judge a man by his dress"

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
         1. seanfhocail (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Carmel O' Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Maigh Mhórdha, Co. na hIarmhí