School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)

Location:
Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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  1. Old Sayings
    1 A glutton lives to eat, a wise man eats to live
    2 Children and fools should not handle sharp-edged tools.
    3 Don't show your teeth tell you can bite
    4 "Often" does not receive honour.
    5 Bend with the tree that will bend with you
    6 A rolling stone gathers no moss
    7 An inch is a great deal on a nose
    8 You can not make a race-horse out of an ass
    9 Put manners in the child when it is young.
    10 Your land lord's rent or your child's life.
    11 We are only here for a few short year's
    12 Half an hour to soon is better than a minute too late
    13 One thing at a time, and that well done, leads to excellence.
    14 We know the worth of water when the well is dry
    15 By learning to - obey we know how to command
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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
    Paddy Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo