School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Gharaidh
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Mary Ahern
Std VI
1. "Religion is the best armour but the worst coat."
2 "Money is the servant of some men and the master of many."
3 "Learn to unlearn what you have learned amiss."
4 "God made the back[?] to the burden[?]."
5 "Kindness calms anger and soothes misfortune"
Minnie Maxwell
STD VI
1. "Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs"
2 "It is easier to mend our faults then to hide them"
3 "We increase our wealth by lessening desires"
Una McKeon
STD VI
1 "A good character is better than a great fortune
2 He who cannot bear a jist should not make one
3 Sloth makes all things difficult but industry easy
4 Industry pays debts but despair increases them
5 Extravagance in youth brings want in old age
Bridie McGarry
STD VI
1. The cock crows but the hen delivers the goods.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Clancy
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Bridie Mc Garry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Cloonboniagh South, Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Mary Ahern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Gortnalamph, Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- May Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Minnie Maxwell
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Una Mc Keon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim
