School: Lough Gur, Kilmallock (roll number 7117)
- Location:
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
- Teachers: T. Collins P. Ó Seaghdha
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- I A half a loaf is better than no bread.
II Never spare the supper for the breakfast.
3 The (spare) praise of an old shoe is to polish it
4. Think twice before you speak once.
5. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do today.
6. A very old saying with the people long ago when they wanted to praise new style was "Dardeal but your grand"
7. The round of a church yard and the short cut to the chapel.
8. Make hay while the sun shines.
9. A little pot is soon hot.
'Tis too late to spare when every-thing is spent.
10. You'll never miss the water till the well goes dry.
11. A burnt child dreads the fire.
It's no good to be talking about two shillings when you haven't one.
- Collector
- Nora Russell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Patrick Russell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
