School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 161
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- Folk Lore.
Proverbs.
1. A straw best shows how the wind blows.
2. An idle man tempts the devil.
3. As you brew you must take.
4. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
5. Much would have more and lost all.
6. He who rises late never never does a good day's work.
7. Ill weeds grow apace.
8. One who keeps clean is better than ten made clean.
9. The fox can't run long until it's caught.
10. We beg on foolscap and thank on a postcard.
11. Eaten bread is soon forgotten.
12. To forgive is goodwill but to forget is good will-power.
13. Spend no strength in worry you need it all for duty.
14. There is no help or cure against death.
15. Every cat after his kind.
16. It is difficult to cut wool off a goat.
17. A borrowed horse has hard hoofs.
18. Where the women are there is no talk.
19. There are two side to every story.
20. Don't look at all you see and don't listen to all you hear.
21. Listen to the old person whom you think.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tim Joseph Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
