School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 147
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(31) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
(32) A black cat, a black kitten.
(33) Sorry too late is bad repentance.
(34) Charity begins at home.
(35) Ditches have cars(1) Every cock crows on his own dunghill.
(2) All is well that ends well.
(3) Work begun is half done.
(4) Work is never done by looking at it.
(5) It is no use in throwing apples into an orchard.
(6) Little by little the birds build their nests.
(7) He is as thick as a double ditch.
(8) When you see a blackthorn stick thats the time to cut it.
(9) Birds of a feather all flock together.
- (1) Every cock crows on his own dunghill.
(2) All is well that ends well.
(3) Work begun is half done.
(4) Work is never done by looking at it.
(5) It is no use in throwing apples into an orchard.
(6) Little by little the birds build their nests.
(7) He is as thick as a double ditch.
(8) When you see a blackthorn stick thats the time to cut it.
(9) Birds of a feather all flock together.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Owen Bennett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Bennett
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
