School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0806, Page 28

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Proverbs
You pocket is your fiend.
Lie with the lamb and rise with the bird.
Blessings are won by the deed done.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Work is better than talk.
A good beginning is half the work.
It is not possible to be eating and singing.
Come a day, go a day, God send Sunday.
Full purse makes a light heart.
New broom sweep clean.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Don't praise or dispraise yourself
A borrowed horse has had hoofs
Hear, see, and say nothing
it is a long road that has no

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Collector
Arthur Parker
Gender
male
Address
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Language
English