School: Carnadough (B.), Newtowncashel
- Location:
- Cornadowagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 331
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- (continued from previous page)12. Children or fools shouldn't handle edge tools.
13. Nothing venture, nothing win.
14. Early to bed, early to rise, makes us all healthy, wealthy and wise.
- 1. There is no hearthstone like your own.
2. Never trust a July sky.
3. He who bathes in May will soon be laid in clay.
4. He who bathes in June will sing a merry tune.
5.He who bathes in July will dance like a fly.
6. A dry Sumer never begs its bread.
7. A half a loaf is better than no bread.
8. Christmas is coming and the geese is getting fat and do not forget to put a penny in the old mans hat.
9. Look before you leap.
10. I will pay you when I thresh and sell the chaff.
11. What ever day you want the ass I will give you the cart.
12. Never count you chickens till they are hatched.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Séamus Ó Loingsigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Longford
