School: Clochar Nuala, Dún na nGall (roll number 9389)
- Location:
- Dún na nGall, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: An tSr. Eanda le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 28
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- Some years ago a man named James Travers was living in Drumbar. His wife was a barge, and he was always unhappy. When any of his cattle died or when he suffered great money losses people would come to sympathize with him. His reply would invariably be "Anything is better than a bad marriage".
Mrs Gallinagh lived a mile outside Donegal Town. She was always on the go about the house, and when her neighbours told her to sit down and rest herself she would say "A going foot always gets something if it is only a thorn".
Kindle the dry sticks and the green ones will catch.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
One year's seeding is nine year's weeding.
Nothing dries sooner than tears.
A straight tree may have crooked roots.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim Bairr, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Hugh Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Droim Bairr, Co. Dhún na nGall
