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School: Creach na mBearna

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Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
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Tomás Breathnach
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    Proverbs
    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    Feast and your halls are crowded, Fast and the world goes by.
    You can lead an ass to the water but you can't make him drink.
    Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    Long threatening comes at last.
    Many hands make light work.
    Children and fools should not handle sharp tools.
    Empty vessels make most noise.
    Willful waste makes woeful want.
    You never miss the water till the well runs dry.
    Better alone than in bad company.
    A fool and his money soon part.
    When the cat is out the mouse (P.T.O.)
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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
    Lizzie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullynahaw, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Peter Grogan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Tullynahaw, Co. Roscommon