School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 01_008

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  1. 8
    Proverbs
    18 -1- 38.
    1 He is wise who looks ahead.
    2.Happy is the corpse that the rain
    falls on.
    3.Many a slip between the cup
    and the lip.
    4.Whatever is worth doing at all
    is worth doing well.
    5.A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
    6.No noble task was ever easy.
    7. Reputation is a jewel which nothing can replace.
    8.Wise minds think alike.
    9.Far away cows wear long horns.
    10.Far away hill look green.
    11.Still waters run deep,and shallow
    brooks are noisy.
    (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
    Tomás Ó Cobhthaigh
    Gender
    Male