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1. Local Proverbs and Sayings (continued)

   

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   any assistance if I were you) He's long headed. (meaning for seeing) That you may never die till you go through Kesh and sleep a night in Cloone. Meaning the (?) of the people of Kesh and the bad sleeping accomodation of Cloone. The devil pull a cure for him. I'd knock spot off you. We knocked smoke out of them. (Meaning inflict a defeat in some contest.) You'll get Ta-da when you go home. (Meaning a good walloping.) He's an iron fool. If you bought him for a fool you'd be a long time lent for your money. You'll get gip .. You'll get "(?) (?) (?)" meaning punishment. I'll kill you as dead as the ditch. He's as dead as a door nail. He's more uneasy than sick. He went like Billy-O. He has a belly on him like a Harvest frog. Fingers were made before forks. He'd clean your clock. Meaning he'd rob or steal all you would possess He who slings mud is loosing ground. Better late than never. Liars ought to have good memories. The sight of you is good for sore eyes. I would eat you without salt. Time will tell and frost will burn the potatoes. The watches him as a cat would watch a mouse. As deaf as a beetle. She pays him in his own coin. You couldn't beat it with a stick. (?) Their is more in your head than a fine comb would take out. You were as well looking for a needle in a bundle of straw. You could trot a mouse on it. This is said when tea is too strong. Sayings and doings are two things.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alice Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Garadice, Co. Leitrim