School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. As a man lives so shall he die,
    As a tree falls so shall it lie.
    The longest way round, is the shortest way home.
    To late to spare when all is spent.
    A man dies, but his name lives.
    First in the wood, and last in the bog.
    A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo