School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)

Location:
Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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  1. 76. No use in crying over spilt milk.
    77. All preparations for stirabout but no meal.
    78. Saturdays flitting is a short sitting.
    79. You will know what kind of loaf is when you taste it.
    80. He is as rich as a Jew.
    81. A Pound earned is a pound saved.
    82. People who live in glass houses ought not to throw stones.
    83. A burnt child dreads the fire.
    84. When poverty comes through the door love flies through the window.
    85. Learning comes from reading.
    86. Marry for love and work for riches.
    87. An early bird does not sleep until dinner time.
    88. A little help is worth a lot of pity.
    89. Hunder is good sauce.
    90. Keep your house and our house will keep you.
    91. Salt cures a dead pig.
    92. He is as happy as the flowers of May.
    93. An apple aday keeps the doctor away.
    94. Work that can be done to day leave it not until tomorrow.
    95. Patience is a virtue.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Gaynor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncat, Co. Meath