School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris
- Location:
- Baile Uí Mhurchú, Co. Cheatharlach
- Teacher: Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 070
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- 1 Long threatening comes at last
2 You will never miss a Mother till she is gone
3 Half a loaf is better than no bread
4 What comes by nature costs no money
5 Eaten bread is soon forgotten
6. The proof of the pudding is in the eating of it.
7 Better late than never
8 Its never too late to mend
9 Too much laughing comes to crying
10 Too much of one thing is good for nothing.
11 A crooked loaf makes a straight belly.
12 Around the world and home by Hegarty's
13. Be sure you are right then go ahead.
14 When there is a will there is a way.
15 There is no use crying over spilled milk
16 The day of the wind is not the day of the Scollaps.
17. As crooked as a rams horn.
18. Its a bad wind that dont favour someone
19 Whats got bad goes bad.
20 Empty vessels make most sound
21 He beats Banagher, and Banagher beat the devil.According to the story the devil was trying to rise(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Doran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maighean Chuilinn, Co. Cheatharlach
