School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)
- Location:
- Gaile, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Meachair
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- (continued from previous page)warning and a rainbow in the night is a sailor's delight.
- Slow but sure like the tinker's ass.
There's never smoke without fire.
Time and tide wait for no man
"Before you came up" said the crow to the aeroplane.
Many a cute hen laid out.
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.
One good turn deserves another.
Sticks and stone will break my bones but names will never hurt me.
Eggs and rashers for the Gaile slashers and the leavings of the pan for the Galberstown clan.
"I see" said the blind man and he could not see at all.
You can bring a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
No hill too steep for try to climb. - Collector
- John Callanan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Regaile, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Corneilus Callanan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Regaile, Co. Tipperary
- Far away cows wear long horns.
Tis betterto be sure than sorry.(continues on next page)
