School: Cuilleán
- Location:
- Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: León P. Mac Eachmharaigh
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- Maggie Conway got the following information from her grandmother Mary Conway. She is eighty seven years of age and lives in Crimlin(1) An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron.(2) You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.(3) You cannot make a race-horse out of ass(4) God is nearer than the door.(5) Nuair is cruide dón sean-bean cithfid sí rir.(6) When the wind is blowing strong is not the time to be thatching.(7) Killed with tea and killed without it.(8) Don't buy a pig in a bag.(9) A person's mouth often broke his nose.(10) A person often pulled a rod to beat himself.(11) You cannot knock blood out of a turnip.(12) It is a long road that has not a turn.
- Collector
- Maggie Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crumlin, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mary Conway
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Crumlin, Co. Mayo
- Thomas Nally got the following information from Michael Daly, Boleyboy, aged 82. years.(1) Ní Né Lá na gaoire lá na sgolb(2) Health is better than wealth(3) Shy but willing like an ass eating thistlesJames Roche got the following information from Like Barnicle, Kilnock who got it from his father Pat Barnicle who died at(continues on next page)
