School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 316

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  1. If wishes were horses beggars would ride
    Very near never caught the hare
    It is not right to kill a swan
    If every thing was done right nothing would be done wrong.
    There is no one so blind as the one that does not want to see.
    There is no over taking the shot once fired.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54