School: Derryvoney
- Location:
- Derryvony, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mary Ní Néill
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- (continued from previous page)17. Every man has his price.
18. All the months of the year curse a fair February.
19. Candlemas day throw a candle away.
20. Debt is the worst kind of poverty.
21. Young fools make many, but old fools are worst of any.
22. Vessels large should venture more but little boats keep near the shore.
23. Empty vessels make most sound.
24. There is no one without a fault.
25. A windy day is not the day for thatching.
26. Better to go to bed supperless than to rise in debt.
27. It is too late to sharpen a sword when the drum beats for battle.
28. Sense does not come without age.
29. It is hard to get a good book for a bad reader.
30. Better alone than in bad company.
31. There is nothing bad but could be worse.
32. Don't count the chickens until the eggs are hatched.
33. Nothing on earth is done without a cause.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Treacy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryvony, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- B. Fitzpatrick
- Address
- Derryvony, Co. Cavan
