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School: Mairnéulaigh

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Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ann, Bean Uí Blachnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 326

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  1. Familiar Sayings in this Locality

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    Familiar sayings in this Locality.
    Laziness.
    "He is as lazy as an ass." "He is too lazy to fall asleep."
    Stinginess.
    "Who ever saw the froth of his pint." "She would not give you the dirt of her finger nails."
    "He would skin a flea for the sake of his hide."
    Heavy rain.
    "It's raining cats and dogs." "It poured in buckets" fulls"
    Delicate people.
    "She has one foot in the grave." "He will not comb a grey head."
    "You'll do it when the O'Dowds take Ardnaree."
    "It could be so."
    "He'd drink Lough Erin dry" "He's fond of a drop of the "crature" or "mountain dew" or the old cow.
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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
    Kevin Grindlay
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inishcrone, Co. Sligo