School: Mucros (roll number 5364)

Location:
Mucros, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh Ua hEigeartaigh
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    17. Is maith súgh na mbó – beo nó marbh.
    18. Is binn béal na Thost.
    19. Cuir hata ar bata is gheobhaidh sé bean i nGleann.
    20. Pós beas as Gleann is pósfaidh tú an Gleann uilig.
    21. Na deán reacht is na bris reacht.
    22. Is fearr obair ‘ná cainnt.
    23. ‘Se dó phóca dó chara.
    24. Níl sé beag dóigheamhail nó mór grádhna.
    25. Is láidre dúthcas nó oileamhaint.
    26. Thiocfaidh an duthchas frídh crúba an chait.
    27. Is teann gach madadh ag a dhoras féin.
    28. Bíonn leacacha sleamhna i dtoighthibh daoine uaisle.
    29. An té ata na chomhnuidhe i dtoigh gloine ní ceart dó cloch a caitheaní.
    30. Is namhaid gach ceird gan a fhoghluim.
    31. Is olc an t-éan nach solathaireann a nead féin.
    32. Is minic nach é an capall is fhearr a thógas an rása.
    33. Is olc an cú nach fiú fead a leigean uirthí.
    34. Nuair is cruaidh dó’n cailleach caithfidh sí rith.
    35. Ní fhóireann teas nó fuacht do’n t-sean – chailleach.
    36. Is mairg a ghnídheas an t-olc agus a bhíos bocht ‘na dhiaidh.
    37. M’as cam díreach an ród sé an bealach mór an t-aithghiorra.
    38. Nuair a chruadhann an t-slat is deacair a shníomh ‘na ghad.
    39. Ní chuimnightear ar an arán indhiaidh a ithe.
    40. Bíonn blas ar an bheagan.
    41. An té a bhíos amuigh fuarann a chuid air.
    42. Capall na h-oibre an biadh.
    43. Is ualach éadtrom an fogluim ach is adhbhar achrainn í go minic.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Seán
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Mucros, Co. Donegal