School: Derryvoney

Location:
Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 019

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  1. A woman told me that a woman told her
    Lambs are sheep far away.
    Don't think too much about yourself.
    Don't make a law nor don't break a law.
    There is no happiness till you get to heaven.
    A good beginning is half the work.
    He who rises late must trot all day and can scarce over take his journey at night.
    Laugh and the world laughs with you weep and you weep alone.
    Fortune favours the brave.
    Put manners on your child when it's young.
    Competition is the life of trade.
    Wine is sweet but the results are bitter.
    It is not the day the wind uses you should be gathering scallops.
    Alway going to the meal bag.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christena O Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Myles O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan