Instruction
- Pick three of Seáinín Tom’s proverbs that confuse you from the chapter attached
- Then, go to duchas.ie to gain more information and write down what you have discovered.
- In one paragraph or 100 words, write if the other version you have discovered in the database lead to a clearer understanding of the proverb.
- Tip … when using www.duchas.ie
Take “The quiet pigs eat food.” I put “quiet pigs” in www.duchas.ie and find nothing. But if I put “quiet pig” I find another example of the proverb.
- Paragraph be written in the same verb tense, not alternating between present and past tenses
- Must have a works cited – In the database, please use the “Archival Reference” for citation purposes. For example, the reference should look something like NFCS 863:61-62. (This means, National Folklore Collection Schools, Volume 863, pages 61-62.
