School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)
- Location:
- Cill Ghlais, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 375
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- (continued from previous page)You cannot whistle and chew meal.
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
Get that you can and what you get hold.
'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.
Vessels large may venture more, while little boats keep near the shore.
Empty vessels make most noise.
Killed with tea and killed without it.
Hunger is good sauce.
Put silk on a sow and she will still love to root.Fancy you consult, Consult your purse
Be just before you are generous.
Men's ears are less reliable than their eyes.
It's better be born lucky than rich.
It is too late to spare when all is spent.
The cat in gloves catches no mice.
Men's manners oft times shape their fortunes.These old saying were written by:
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Ballyfeeny N.S.Heard from old people in the districts
