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School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)

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Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 444

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    24. Children and chickens are always picking
    25. What a good wife spares, the cat eats
    26. All me not thieves that dogs bark at
    27. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile
    28. Wide will wear but narrow will tear
    29. Never throw out dirty water until you bring in clean water
    30. A goose cannot graze after her
    31. A quiet tongue shows a wise head
    32. Age is honourable but age is valuable
    (Collected by Brighid Loughlin from her grandmother, Mrs. Brigid Mc Gourty, Tullynaha, parish of Ballinaglera, Co. Leitrim aged 74 years).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Mc Gourty
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Tullynahaia, Co. Leitrim