School: Trentagh (roll number 16331)
- Location:
- Treantagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: M. Nic Pheadair
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- Old Proverbs.
1 Honesty is the best policy.
2 If you get the name of early rising you may lie to breakfast time.
3 A bad wind blows fair to somebody
4 Deep waters run smoothly.
5 He who cannot bear a jest should not make one.
6 One man's food is another man's poisons.
7 Anything that is worth doing is worth doing well.
8 If you count the cost you would not put seed in the ground.
9 Charity begins at the backstone but it should not end there.
10 A stitch in time saves nine.
11 The man with the money is taken to the room.
12 Half a loaf is better than no bread.
13 One trouble does not come alone.
14 A mean pot never boils fair.
- Collector
- Emma Neely
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs William Neely
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Dromore, Co. Donegal
