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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

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Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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    people putting off until to-morrow what can do today.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    People say this when a person stays a month or two at one job. Then he goes on to another job, and he saves no money.
    The best hurles sit on the ditch. Such a person always finds fault of another person's mode of doing business.
    Early to
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    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
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Timacat, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Timacat, Co. Galway