School: Carrigans (C.)
- Location:
- Carrigan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 134
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- (continued from previous page)water. The men dig the potatoes and the women pick them. They are put in pits and left there in Winter. The names of the potatoes are Epicures, Arran Banners, American Blossoms, Kerr's Pinks, Champions and Arran Victors. Starch was made from potatoes long ago.
- Proverbs.
The old people used many proverbs and the following are some of them:-
Look before you leap.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Charity begins at home.
Make hay while the sun shines.
He is a good hurler who sits on the fence.
A new broom sweeps clean but the old one brings the corners.
Empty vessels make most sound.
It is better to go to bed supperless than rise in debt(continues on next page) - Collector
- Rose Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Urbal, Co. Cavan
