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School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)

Location:
Lickerrig, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0098

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    Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse.
    Never sell your hen on a wet day.
    Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
    Constant dripping would wear away a stone.
    Silk and satin often put out the kitchen fire.
    Plough deep while sluggards sleep,
    and you'll have corn to sell and keep.
    Children and fools should not handle edged tools.
    Small dogs start the hare and big ones catch it.
    A small spark kindleth a big fire.
    Put a beggar on Horseback and he'll outride the devil.
    A sight of you is good for sore eyes.
    The longest way round is the shortest way home.
    A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind, but if it slips too often it's caught behind.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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