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School: Cnoc Breac

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New Inn, Co. Galway
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M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0340

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    Proverbs
    1. A stitch in time saves nine.
    2. A good run is better than a bad stand.
    3. Pride comes before a fall.
    4. A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
    5. Ill got, ill spent.
    6. Strike the iron while tis hot.
    7. Regret is the wagon of folly.
    8. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.
    9. Make hay while the sun shines.
    10. Better late than never.
    11. He who marries in haste repents at leisure.
    12. A good character is better than a good fortune.
    13. Necessity is the mother of invention.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway