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    Continued.
    20. "Make hay while the sun shines."
    21. "The longest way round is the shortest way home."
    22. "The big dog for the road, and the small dog for the
    bothreen."
    23. "Where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise."
    24. "Set a thief to catch a thief."
    25. "Better late than never."
    26. "Show me a lier and I will show you a thief."
    27. "After a storm comes a calm."
    28. "As long as the fox ran he was caught at last."
    29. "Look before you leap."
    30. "As you sow so shall you reap."
    31. "Who soweth not reapeth not."
    32 ."The darkest hour is before the dawn."
    33. "The night is long that never finds the day."
    Una Keaveny
    Got From,
    Michael Keaveny,
    Esker.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. seanfhocail (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Keaveny
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Keaveny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Eiscir Uí Mhaolacháin, Co. na Gaillimhe