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1. Proverbs Wise Sayings etc.

   

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   Its easy to make a sore head bleed.
   A wet night brings a fine morning.
   A Rainbow in the morn is a sign of a Storm
   A Rainbow at night is the Shepherd's delight
   Tis better to bear the Sting than stir the Swarm.
   A shut mouth catches no flies.
   When Poverty comes in at the door love flies out the window.
   Its easy to be wise after.
   Crying over spilt milk
   Setting a thief to catch a thief.
   The burnt child dreads the fire.

   

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2. Birds

   

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   I believe that all birds are migratory. The Blackbirds and Thrushes leave this country about August + go East probably across to England. A few years ago there was a dreadful storm of wind + rain and thousands of these birds were found dead around the Tuscar lighthouse. They were very scarce around here, for a long time after that. I have watched and studied the habits of birds for years + I believe that there is some connection between birds and the birthplace of Christ. They all move east + south anyway at the end of the Summer. Above from Bryan Maguire, Cronellard, Inch, Co Wexford. Born 1869.

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Bryan Maguire

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cronellard, Co. Wexford