School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

Location:
Lismore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
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  1. 1. Rain in May fills the farmer's bars with straw and hay
    2. Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you'll have corn to sell and keep.
    3. Make hay while the sun shines.
    4. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    5. Sloth like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, as the used key is always bright.
    6. Many hands make light work.
    7. Time on tide waits for no man.
    8. Early to bed, and early to rise makes a man grey before he dies.
    9. A bird in the hands is worth two on a bush.
    10. You can lead the horse to the water, but you can't make him drink
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah O' Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyin Upper, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr P. O' Farrell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyin Upper, Co. Waterford