School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)
- Location:
- Rosenallis, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs L. Dagg
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 384
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- (continued from previous page)"A promise made is a debt unpaid"
"Work begun is half done"
"A bird in the hand is better than two in a bush"
"Half a loaf is better than no bread"
"The sooner you ware the sooner you tare"
"A stitch in time saves nine"
"A bad dog will rise a hare,bur it will take a good one to catch it"
"It is hard to put a wise head on young shoulders"
"He who hides, finds"
"Work is better than talk"
"Your pocket is your best friend"
"Four things an Irish man can't trust, a cows horn, a horses hoof, a dogs snarl, and an English mans laugh"
"There is no cure against death"
"Hunger is good sauce"
"Time and tide waits for no man"
"Prevention is better than cure "
"Lie with the lamb and get up with the bird"
"Throwing apples into the orchard"
- Collector
- John Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corbally, Co. Laois
