School: Boireann
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0313, Page 173
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- "Idle and lazy,
Sober and easy
A very good feeder
And fond of the bed."} said of an easy-going working man.
"The day is long
And the pay is small
And go as easy
As your feet can fall."} Said to a person who is working against his will.
or
"The day is long
And the pay is small
Put down the day,
If you can at all.""Wilful waste makes woeful want,
And I may live to say,
Oh how I wish I had the bread
That once I threw away.""See a pin and pick it up,
All that day you'll have good luck,
See a pin and pass it by,
You'll want a pin before you die."(continues on next page)
