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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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    92/ The person that will beat your dog will beat yourself.
    93/ The just man falls seven times a day.
    94/ The kettle calling the pot black.
    95/ The hills look green far away.
    96/ The nearest and dearest must part.
    97/ The help of God is nearer to us than the door.
    98/ There's no cure for the death.
    99/ Time and tide waits for nobody.
    100/ The day you buy, the day you sell.
    101/ When wine is in, wit is out.
    102/ Wilful waste makes woeful want.
    103/ What you can do to-day don't leave it until to-morrow.
    104/ Wide will wear, but tight will tear.
    105/ When your neighbour's house is on fire, take care of your own.
    106/ When the weather is fair,
    Of your cloak take care.
    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
    Norah Meer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Annie Meer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo