School: Barratitoppy (roll number 14664)
- Location:
- Barratitoppy Lower, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Ó Néill
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- Far away fields look green.
There is no fireside like your own fireside.
A man that has no money wants no purse. A man that has no learning is far, far worse.
A dead man tells no tales.
The day of the wind is not the day of the scollop.
A friend in need is surely a friend indeed.
A dead man makes no noise.
I will settle your career.
Far away cows have long horns.
It is a long road that has no turn to it.
From CarrickmacCross to Crossmaglen, there are more rogues than honest men.
Long churning makes bad butter.
You have not an ounce nor the paper it was in.
There is many a change in a harvest day.
An empty bag cannot stand.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Mac Caffrey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghanameena, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- John Lappin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Aghanameena, Co. Monaghan