School: Lúbán Díge (Bodyke)
- Location:
- Bodyke, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Chadhla
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Na Sean Fhochail.
1.When you have not horses plough with asses.Live horse and you will get grass.
2.Let the longest liver have the
blanket..(said with regard to leaving farm when there is no family to either the husband or wife.This is made out by deed of agreement)
3.Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.Planning to do things without proper provision .A story is told about a woman who had a dozen of eggs ,ready to set for hatching ,on her head-She said she would set rear them buy a calf with the sale of the reared calf she would buy a cow and she would have two calves these reared she would do -Down fell the basket of of eggs -all lost.
4 Easier said than done.Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy bread.
6.Dont build castles in the air.(?3)
7.'Tis a long lane that hasn't a turn.
8 It is a bad wind blows no one good.
9.The best hurlers are are on the ditch.
10A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
11.Every dog has his day.
12.Every dog is bold on his own doorstep.
13.A closed mouth catches no flies.
(Cute people give out little of their mind.)Think twice before you speak.(continues on next page)
