School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar
- Location:
- Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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69. You can't keep two irons in the fire.
70. There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
71. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
72. Bend the sally while it is young.Found by Aine Nic Charthaigh,
Cleen, Knockvicar, Boyle.
- Collector
- Áine Nic Charthaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cleen, Co. Roscommon
- 73. Don't buy a pig in a sack.
74. Blood is thicker that water.
75. Don't sell your hen on a rainy day.
76. Never say boo to your dog 'til you are able to feed him.
77. Learning and manners are good companions.
78. A man's mouth often broke(continues on next page)
