School: Kiffa
- Location:
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0992, Page 058
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- (continued from previous page)Marry in haste and repent at leisure
Marry for love but work for riches
It's better to be an old man's darling than a young mans slave.
Theres no cure for love but marriage. Love is a disease marriage the cure.
Marry the money and invite the man to the wedding - a person who is very fond of money.
- First the ground is ploughed and you sow the seed and you harrow it in and when it gets ripe it is pulled and made(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fanny Leahy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sallaghill, Co. Cavan
