School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    will always come true no matter how old.
    24. The thing thats worth doing is worth doing well.
    25. A good beginning is half the work.
    26. There is a taste in the little.
    27. Anything that is not stolen will be found.
    28. Many hands make light work.
    29. A word to the wise is enough.
    30. God made men the strongest but the women's tongues he made the longest.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Connill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thady Searry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Galway