School: Drumgossatt (B.) (roll number 14071)
- Location:
- Drumgoosat, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: T. Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 281
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- (continued from previous page)"Chickens to day and feathers to-morrow"
This is said some people eat all to-day and keep none for to-morrow"Well met" is used when two people meet of the same breed"Make flesh of one and fish of the other"
To give all to one and none the other none"Better early than late"
Because you are better have your time in doing a thing than to be in a hurry"A constant drop wears a stone"
Every day brings you nearer to death"Hard ships are easy to catch"
It is easier to get into trouble than to get rid of it"Enough is as good as a feast"
To eat enough is good. But to eat too much is badTo every cow its calf and to every book its copy
You should give every thing its dueA roling stone never gathers moss
A person moving about never gathers moneyA wilful waste is a woeful want
If you spend a thing willfully(continues on next page)
