School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gort na Saileach Thoir, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 111
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- 1. There is no place like home
2. They day of the wind is not the day of the scollop
3. Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
4. Sense does not come before age
5. A strong man is said to be "as hardy as a hedgehog"
6. Never study to please other and ruin your self
7. Time and tide wait for no one
8. Better go to bed suppeless than rise in debt
9. It is too late to save when you have all spent
10. Be a friend in need who is a friend indeed
11. A stitch in time saves nine
12. A good word never broke a tooth
13. None win success who do not strive
14. Courage is half the battle
15. Busy as a liar in company or a hen at a bag of oats(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitir, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Partlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An Camallt, Co. Liatroma
