School: Mastersons (roll number 8390)

Location:
Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Gobnait de Búit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 253

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  1. The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.
    The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
    Set a beggar on horseback and he will outrun the devil.
    She pays him in his own coin.
    The longest way round is the shortest way home.
    Proverbs from Wilson Mastersons N.S. told by her grandmother over years miss wilson Strawbrick in Hamilton.
    Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    A friend in need is a friend in deed.
    Look before you leap.
    It is a very long lane that hasn't got a turning.
    Long runs the fox but he is caught at last.
    Between two stools you come to the ground.
    Better late than never.
    The old friends are the best friends.
    One good turn deserves another.
    Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    Fools build houses for wise men to live in.
    Borrowed horses have hard hooves.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Wilson
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Phyllis Davis
    Informant
    Mrs Wilson Strawbrick
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Alec Davis Buggawn
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Age
    69