School: Liathdruim
- Location:
- Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0142
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- (continued from previous page)7. "A closed mouth catches no flies."
8. "Half a loaf is better than no bread."
9. "An ill wind blows no body good."
10. "You can not have your loaf and eat it."
11. "February fills the dyke."
12. "If would build a castle."
13. "Only for something the cat would eat the tongs."
14. "There are good goods in small parcels."
15. "Live horse and you will get grass."
- Where horses are kept at night are called stables. There are mangers made in the stables and they are filled every night with hay. They eat about a stone of oats every day. When a man(continues on next page)
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- Patrick Conway
- Gender
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