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School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John F. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 089

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    Think twice before you speak once.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Look before you leap.
    Make the hay while the sun shines.
    Hear much but say little.
    Green are the hills far away.
    Better be sure than sorry.
    One look before you is better than two looks behind.
    Let the people mind what the old people say; when danger is near keep out of the way.
    God is nearer than the door.
    The day of the wind is not the day of the scallops.
    Never leave what you can do today until tomorrow.
    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
    James Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cossallagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Maloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cossallagh, Co. Mayo