School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)
- Location:
- Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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- Proverbs
The old people had many old comical sayings and some of these sayings still persist in this locality for example,
"Of small account is a fly until to gets into the eye"
"A straw best shows how the wind blows"
"The younger the chicken the sweeter the picking"
"Nearer to the bone the sweeter the meat"
"The longest road must have an ending"
The following story refers to this proverb. One day(continues on next page)- Collector
- Katty Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carhoonoe, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Daniel Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Carhoonoe, Co. Kerry