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School: Baile Dubh (2), (B.)

Location:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Murchadha
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    "Never trouble, trouble 'till trouble troubles you."
    "A man who hoards riches and enjoys them not is like the ass which carries gold yet eats thistles."
    "Prosperity is not without its trouble nor adversity without its riches."
    "God strickes, not as an enemy to destroy, but as a father to correct."
    "A covetous man lives without comfort and dies without hope."
    "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy and wealthy and wise."
    "It is too late to sharpen ones sword when the drum beats for battle."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyduff, Co. Waterford