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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

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Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 372

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    not favour somebody.
    Two heads are wiser than one. A bird in your hand is worth two on a tree.
    On Saint Stephen's day little boys go from house to house gathering pennies. They go in twos and threes. When night comes they divide the money and separate.
    "The wren the wren the king of all birds.
    Saint Stephen's day she was caught in the furze.
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan
    (continues on next page)
    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
    James Tracey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrooghs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Tracey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrooghs, Co. Galway