School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)
- Location:
- Bekan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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Make hay while the sun shines.
Man proposes, God disposes.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A man without learning and wearing good clothes is like a gold ring in a barrow pig's nose.
It's often a fellow's mouth broke his nose.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
You can't clip wool off a goat.
God helps those who help themselves.
The help of God is nearer than the door.
A frosty morning is not the morning to be looking for sand.
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- Collector
- Frank Kirrane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo
