School: Scoil na mBráthar, Inistíomáin (roll number 16678)

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Ennistimon, Co. Clare
Teacher:
S. Ó Conaill
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  1. 1. Old birds are not to be caught with chaff.
    2. As the twig is bent so is the tree inclined.
    3. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
    4. Eaten bread is soon forgotten.
    5. Necessity is the mother of invention.
    6. An glór na dtugeann an ceann is cuma é ann nó as.
    7. An té nach bhfuil láidir ní fioláir dó bheith glich.
    8. Níl aon teinteán mar do theinteán féin.
    9. Tosnú naith leath na h-oibre.
    10. Is fearr an Gaedhilg cliste ná an Béarla briste
    11. Ceann mór na céille bige
    12. Is glas iad na cnuic i bhfad uainn.
    13. Muna bhfuil airgid agat is marc maith thú.
    14. Éist le glór na h-abainn agus gheobaidh tú breach
    15. Ní bhíonn cúnlach ar cloic reatha.
    16. Cad a deanfadh mach an cait acht luch a mharbhughadh.
    17. Mol an óige agus tiocfadh siad.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaspuglonane, Co. Clare