School: Eaglais an Chlocháin

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1. Local Sayings (continued)

   

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   God's help is nearer than the door.
   If you make a pot too hot it will cool itself.
   Never throw stones while you're in a glass house.
   Don't rise too high and you wont have too far to fall.
   As grand as the grisset but not as greasy.
   A cat in mittens catches no mice.
   Spare the rod and spoil the child.
   Straw shows how the wind blows.
   Fair an' easy goes far in the day.
   After a storm there comes a calm.
   Better late than never.
   When all fruit fails welcome haws.
   A high head and a dirty face.
   Don't cast a clout 'till May is out.
   Rye bread does no good,
   Barley bread does no harm,
   Oaten bread sweetens the blood,
   And wheaten bread strengthens the arm.
   Herri diddle the cat and the fiddle
   The cow jumps over the moon.
   The little dog laughs to see the fun
   Of the cat running way with the spoon.
   Hurley, burley trumphet tray.
   The cows went in the market day
   Hi Ha Billy Buff how many horns stand up.

   

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sheila Reddan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Feigh, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs John Reddan

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Feigh, Co. Tipperary