School: Lusmagh

Location:
Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Ó Floinn
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  1. Old turf and old hay makes ready money any day.
    Coming events casts their shadow before them.
    A fool and his money are easily parted.
    Constant dropping would wear a stone.
    A man without learning and wearing good clothes is like a gold ring in a barrow pigs nose.
    If we would see ourselves as others see us it would from many a flounder free us.
    Many hands make light work.
    Time and tide will wait for no man.
    The most hurry he less
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Troy
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