School: Garán (roll number 11721)
- Location:
- Garraun, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Seán Breathnach Domhnall Ua Ríoghbhardáin
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- (continued from previous page)Is geal leis an bhfiach dubh a ghearrcach féin. Ní creidtear an fhírinne ó'n duine bhréagach. Ní mar a síltear a bítear. Is fearr stuaim na neart. Ní bhíonn saoi gan locht. Ná mol is na cáin thú féin. Ní hé lá na gaoith lá na sgolb. Ní rún é ó tá a fhios ag triúr é. Ni náire an bochtanas. Is maith an t-annlann an t-ocras. Is glas iad na cnuic i bhfad uainn. Is fearr stuaim na neart. Is goire cabhair Dé ná an doras. Ní buan cogadh na gcarad. Is milis fíon; is searbh a ioch. Is binn béal ina thost.
- A dead woman or a dead pig is money any day. Do not believe the story which a woman tells you she has heard from another woman. Drunkards make comfortless homes. A guilty mind tortures the owner. A rolling stone gathers no moss. An old sow is no mutton and(continues on next page)
