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School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

Location:
Taur, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 576

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    "Time and tide wait for no man"
    "Early to bed and early to rise
    Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
    "When danger threatens keep out of the way."
    "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
    "A stitch in time saves nine."
    "Make hay while the sun shines."
    "Time flys and death approaches."
    "Learn to labour and to wait."
    "He who loveth the danger
    shall perish therein."
    He who fights and runs away
    shall live to fight another day."
    "Foreign cows wear long horns."
    "It is no use to be crying after spilt milk."
    "When the cat is out the mouse can dance."
    "The old dog for the long run and the pup for the ashes."
    "The more hurry the less speed."
    "The best hurler is always sitting on the ditch."
    "All that glitters is not gold."
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Taur, Co. Cork
    Informant
    E. O' Connell
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81