School: Baile Aodha (B.), Inis (roll number 13418)
- Location:
- Ballyea, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 079
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- A proverb is an old wise saying. They were numerous in olden days. They had them for certain doings of people. For instance for saving a thing before it goes too far they had a “A stitch in time saves nine.” Another is as follows, “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” “Grey hairs must be respected, is also one. “A fish in a plate is worth four in the river.” “Praise a fair day at night.” “Early to be and early to rise. Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,” is also a proverb.”Have it yourself or you will be without it,” means it would be better to have what you want for yourself than to have to borrow it from your neighbour. “Better a small fish than an empty dish.” Another is “Look before you leap.” “The more the merrier.”
- Collector
- Sylvie Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Meere
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Drummeen East, Co. Clare
