School: An Bóthar Buí (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 16396)
- Location:
- Boherboy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gealbháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 037
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- One per cent good is better than 99 per cent bad
One look before you is better than 2 looks behind you.
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha porth of tar.
Judge the river before you go in the current.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
You do not know a person until you live with him
The beginning of harm is the easiest to check.
When the giants' fight the dwarf is king.
A patch is always better than a hole.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Far away grass is Emerald green.
The foul turns back upon the fouler.
A friend's fright is an enemy's chance.
A wedge of the elm splits itself(continues on next page)
