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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

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Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 351

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  1. Old Sayings Used in Hacketstown District

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    One magpie for bad luck
    Two magpies for good luck
    Three magpies for a burying
    Four magpies for a wedding
    Happy is the bride the sun shines on
    Happy is the corpse the rain rains on
    If you want to keep up the stock, keep an old gander and a young cock
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away
    You cannot get blood from a stone
    You cannot get a silk purse from a sows ear
    Hard work is not easy
    Dry bread is not greasy
    You never miss the water till the well goes dry
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kitty Gartland
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Matthew Gartland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballybrack More, Co. Wicklow