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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

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Lismore, Co. Waterford
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Sr M. Gráinne
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    15. A fish out of water.
    16. Twisting him around your little finger.
    17. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    18. A hatching hen never gets fat.
    19. The windy day is not the day for the scallops.
    20. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    21. Have a feast at christmas, but on Easter day, wear new clothes.
    22. There is never a storm until the South winds blow.
    23. Every blade of grass is fresh until christmas.
    24. The south winds bring heat and crops.
    25. The west winds fill the fisher's nets, and the milk maids cans with butter.
    26. The north Winds skin the farmer's hands and leaves his wife a-sorrowing.
    27. The east winds fill our crock pots with jam.
    28. man's end is his sleep, and a woman is
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    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
    Ann Coghlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr M. Coghlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford