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School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

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Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 560

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    The following are some of the old sayings of the old people:-
    1.
    'Tis easy enough to be pleasant,
    When life goes by with a song,
    But the man worth while is the man who will smile,
    When everything goes dead wrong.
    2/
    It's long lane that has no turning.
    3/
    A fool and his money are soon parted.
    4/
    Never put off till to-morrow that which you can do to-day.
    5/
    The old dog for the long road and the pup for the puddle.
    6/
    Your son is your son till he gets him a wife,
    But your daughter is your daughter for the whole of her life.
    7/
    Better alone than in bad company.
    8/
    'Tis a bad wind that does not blow something good.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan O' Boyle
    Gender
    Male