School: Stravicnabo
- Location:
- Stravicnabo, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Michael Kelly
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 504
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- Proverbs 8 -11- 1938
"Buy a bad thing and be without anything"
"Earth has no sorrows heaven does not heal"
"Clean and hole makes poor clothes Shine"
"Better alone than in bad company"
"If you do not want to be floured don't go into the mill"
"Silks and satins sometimes puts of the kitchens fires"
"A bird in your hand is worth two in a bush"
"The longer here the later yonder"
"Two many cooks spoil the broth"
"Live horse and you will get grass"
"Do not forsake the old for the new"
"The cows of Conacth have long horns"
"Time will tell and frost will kill the potatoes"
"Better to be sure than sorry"
"look before you leap"
"Sooner said than done"
"The man who sows in spring reaps in autumn"
"Plough deep and you will reap rich"
"The poor makes no new friends"
"The cows of Conacth wear long horns and the hills are green far away"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Kearns
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moher, Co. an Chabháin
