School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)
- Location:
- Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)Opposition is the life of trade.Far away fowl have fair feathers.It’s a long road there is no turn in.If you have the name of an early riser you can lie to twelve
o’clock.Where ignorance is a bliss it is folly to be otherwise.A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.The cows far over the sea have long horns.The best hurler is always on the fence.Your son is your sun today but your daughter is your daughter forever.Empty vessels make most noise.A rainbow at night is a shepherd’s delight. A rainbow in the morning is a sailor’s warning.Half a loaf is better than no bread.Make hay while the sun shines.Time is a good fortune-teller. Don’t make a custom, and don’t break a custom.A promise is made to be broken.He who fights and runs away shall live to fight another day.Let the ship-wrecks of others be your sea-marks.Better an ounce of liberty than a pound of gold. A wise person hates nobody.Respect cannot be bought.A guilty mind tortures its owner.Have not thy cloak to make while it is raining.A blind man is a bad judge of colours.
