School: Drumlish (B.) (roll number 10022)
- Location:
- Drumlish, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ml. McGovern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0757, Page 241
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- "Two many cooks spoils the broath because one cook would do the thing better than if there were any more people.
"A roalling stone gathers no moss."
"Birds of a feather flock to gather.
"Every hound is a pup until he hunts"
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"Many people make light work" because the more people goes into a field the quicker the work is done.
"You never know the good of the water until the well run dry."
"The day of the wind is not the day for for the scollops."
" Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other", because people will not take advice will go on doing wrong until they get into trouble.
"Forget and forgive is how to live", we should forget and forgive any wrong done to us by others and in the end we will be better off.
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a healthy wealthy and wise."Told to me by Mrs Heslin, Drumlish.James Kane, Drumlish
- Collector
- James Kane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumlish, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Heslin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumlish, Co. Longford
