School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 230
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- (continued from previous page)8. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
9. Enough's as good as a feast.
10. Friends are plenty whilst the purse is full.
11. He who has a good name does as he pleases.
12. If you would have a thing done well do it yourself.
13. Many hands make light work.
14. Time enough lost duck.
15. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
16. A bad work-man quarells with his tools.
17. Rome was not built in one day.
18. Set a thief to catch a thief.
19. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
20. When the drinks in, the wit is out.
- Collector
- Gertie Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monavea, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mary Wade
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardateggle, Co. Laois
