School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 112
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- A stitch in time saves nine.
A watched kettle never boils.
Smooth waters run deep.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
It's a long lane that hasn't a turn.
Empty vessels make most sound.
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
Fools build big houses for wise men to live in.
It's too late to shut the stable doors when the horse is gone.
It's too late to sharpen the sword when the drum beats to battle.
Once bitten twice sharp.
You can bring a horse to the pond but you can't make him drink.
No gains without pains.
A new broom sweeps clean but the old one scrubs better.
Never leaves till to-morrow what you can do to-day.
The day of the wind is not the day of the scollop.
Good goods in small parcels.
Everything is not gold that glitters.
Hills are green far away.
The used key is always bright.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bernard Keenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corrastoona Beg, Co. Roscommon
