School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- (continued from previous page)41. Bend the twig while 'tis young.
42. You cannot whistle and eat meal.
43. If a women's age was shown by her teeth, she would not be so fond of showing them.
44. One twig never made a crow's nest.
45. He who tries to grab everything generally loses all.
46. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy & wise.
47. Honesty is the safest policy.
48. Many like the fox despise.
The heights to which they cannot rise.
49. The case is often as bad as the disease.
50. A burnt child dreads the fire.
51. Many hands make light work.
52. After a storm comes a calm.
53. Constant dropping, wears away a stone.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kevin Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Corrabaun, Co. Galway