School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)
- Location:
- Brierfield, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 119
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- 3rd Márta 1938Sean - Fhocal1. Plough deep while the slugers sleep and you will have corn to sell and keep.
2. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
3. A roven man gathers no brass.
4. Leave good enough alone.
5. Don't count your chickens until their hatched.
6. Time enough lost the ducks and late and early found them.
7. Make hay while the sunshines.
8. Silk on Judy and patches on her father.
9. Jack and John were always one.
10. Never search for a needle in a bundle of stray.
11. Building castles in the air.
12. The used key is always bright.
13. Spare the road and spoil the child.
14. A burned child hates the fire.
15. Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
16. Deep waters run smooth.
17. A bird in your hand is worth two on a bush.
18. Put silk on a sow and she will still have to root.
19. Earn silk and wear it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lil Connelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brierfield South, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs M. Connelly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Brierfield South, Co. Galway
