School: Bohermeen (roll number 3115)
- Location:
- An Bóthar Mín, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Aindrias Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 113
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- (continued from previous page)19. Knowledge goes with good behaviour
20. Everybody has a fault.
21. The hills are green (green) (green) far away
22. Put control on your child when he is young.
23. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
24. The small men are almost the most cruel.
25. Wine is sweet but it is bitter to pay for.
26. Better late than never.
27. Rise with the lark and sleep with lamb.
28. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
29. Sense does not come before age.
30. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
31. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
32. Wilful waste brings woeful want.
33. Never leave off until to morrow what you can do to day.
34. Man's in humanity to man makes countless thousand's mourn.
35. Deep water runs smooth.
36. For age and want save what you may. No morning sun lasts a whole day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grange, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Annie Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grange, Co. na Mí
