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School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)

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Brierfield, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 127

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    Charity never faileth.
    Never put off until tomorrow hat you can do to day.
    An té bíons suas eoltar
    Deoch air agus an té bíons sios bualthar cós air.
    A half a loaf is better than no bread.
    Nuair is mo an deifir is mo an moill
    Mair a capall agus geobair fear
    Mo brodh feín agus chapall duine eile
    You cannot have your cake and eat it.
    People meet but the hills do not.
    Tosuigh maith is i leath na h-oibre
    Is fearr go mall ná go brathadh.
    Geibinn an capall bás fhaidh a bions an fear ag fás.
    Bailigh fuara gnios bean tight suarach
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    May Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooloorta, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Fahy
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75