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School: Sruth Nua

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Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
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Tomás de Brún
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    Proverbs
    Better late than never.
    Look before you leap.
    Never put off until to morrow what you can do to day.
    It's a good horse that pulls his own load
    God help is nearer than the door
    Good to have a friend and bad to want one.
    Ne'er a lender nor a borrower be
    Better live in hope than die in despair
    The ship was lost for a half penny worth of tar
    The day will come when the cow will want her tail
    One good trick is better than ten bad ones
    A bird in your hand is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Niland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Niland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo