School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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- 47. A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
48. It is better to be born lucky than rich.
49. Make your hay when the sun is shining.
50. Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
51. A good start and a bad end. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Philip Beagon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
- 54. Between two stools we go down.
55. It is difficult to cut wool off a goat.
56.If the cap suits you, wear it.
57. A full head and a closed mouth.
58. Be contented with your lot : you are bound to suffer if you're not. - 59. Never count your chickens before the are hatched.
60. A shoemaker's wife and a smith's mare are always badly shod.
61. It is too late to close the stable door when the horse is gone.
62. One day in the town is worth a month in the country.
63. God's help is nearer than the door.(continues on next page)