1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Baile an Mhuilinn

School: Baile an Mhuilinn

Location:
Milltown, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Shigín
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0157, Page 319

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0157, Page 319

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Baile an Mhuilinn
  2. XML Page 319
  3. XML “Local Proverbs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Proverbs (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    By this they mean that people who know best say most.
    Other local ones are:
    The hills are green far away.
    Paper does not refuse ink.
    Smooth waters run deep.
    Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    A half loaf is better than no bread.
    Long churning makes bad butter.
    It's a long road that has no turning.
    Two hands are better than one.
    Where there's a will there's a way.
    Hunger is the best sauce.
    Waste not, want not.
    Think before you throw.
    Throw not good money after bad.
    Wide will wear, but tight will tear.
    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
    Olive Barber
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartronmore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Alex Barber
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cartronmore, Co. Sligo