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    It's easy to open an old sore (renew an - quarrel)
    When there is smoke there must be some fire.
    An old shoe gets an old sock.
    It's not worth a cuckoo spit. (White froth seen on plants. It does not come from the cuckoo. but from some grub or worm.)
    Many a good cow had a bad calf. = father or mother bad child)
    As you made your bed lie on it
    Wait till he ploughs as much as I harrowed.
    The devil is in him if he were steeped in holy water
    My belly thinks my throat is cut.
    Every month in the year curses a good February.
    A new moon on Saturday brings either very bad or very good weather.
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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
    Informant
    Andrew Mc Partland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Derradda, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    George Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Drumcroman, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Duignan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Curraghnabania, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Gilheany
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Mc Tague
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cleendargan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Michael Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Kiltybardan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Morley Wrynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Jack Ellis
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Gilheany
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cornacreeve, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Peter Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Moher, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Tom Prior
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Drumbrick, Co. Leitrim