School: Tunnyfoyle
- Location:
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 266
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- 1. Always when in a hurry take your time.
2. The more hurry the less speed.
3. When a thing is broken or something like that happens by accident theres no use crying over spilled milk.
4. If a person misses a train or anything - it may be all for luck.
5. If a person does not succeed in anything- the worse luck now the better again.
6. If a child does things in an awkward way- Handy Andy the wrong thing first. You put the car before the horse.
7. When a child is inquisitive- If you knew everything you could be a doctor or ask no questions and you'll hear no lies
- Collector
- Phil Joe Traynor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ledonigan, Co. Cavan
- What is always behind time.
Ans- The back of a clock.
