School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 071
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- I) Too many cooks spoil the pudding
II) A stitch in time saves nine
III) Never too late to mend
IV) Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
V) Look before you leap
VI) A shut mouth catches no flies
VII) What can be done to day never leave till to-morrow
- Collector
- Michael Mac Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Carty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- (I)Flowers are tied to a bush and it is called the "May Bush" on May day.(II)On the eve of St John's Day (21st June) a bonfire is lighted
(III)A bonfire is also lighted on St Peter and Paul's Day (29th June)(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Mac Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Carty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
