School: Cill Tulaigh (roll number 15166)
- Location:
- Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seasnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0419
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- 1) A sweet woman is never wholesome
2) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
3) A stitch in time saves nine.
4) He bit his own nose to spite his face.
5) It is never too late to learn.
6) Bend the rod when it is young.
7) You cant put an old head on young shoulders.
8) Never put off till to morrow what you can do to day.
9) The day of the wind isnt the day to pull the scollips
10) It's better to be born lucky than rich
11) For the want of the nail The shoe was lost
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost
For the want of a rider the battle was lost(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Connolly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Connolly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
