School: Na Creaga
- Location:
- Creggs, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Breandáin

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ProverbsEarly to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
He that goes a borrowing goes sorrowing.
Two heads are wiser than one. Keep the shop and the shop will keep you.
He is a good man that minds his own business.
A handful of March dust is worth a handful of gold.
March winds, and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Wet and windy May, fills the haggard with corn and hay.
Look before you leap.
A stitch in time, saves nine.
Never throw dirty water out until you get in clean.
Children or fools should not play with edged tools. Extravagant in youth makes want in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Frankie Kilby
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creggs, Co. Galway
- Informant
- William Keaveney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creggs, Co. Galway