School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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- 1. A rolling stone gathers no moss.A girl in the neighbourhood went to America and came home each year. She got married and she had no money and the mother-in-law said it is easily known "a rolling stone gathers no moss."2. Going to the goats for wool.A woman went to her neighbour borrowing a grain of salt and many proverbs are connected with giving away of salt, and the woman did not want to give it to her and she said, "you are going to the goat's house for wool I have none3. I will neither lend or borrowThere was once an old woman and she was always borrowing a pot of her neighbour for dying clothes. At last she was able to purchase one(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moylough, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Timothy Welby
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Annaghmore East, Co. Galway