School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)
- Location:
- Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 141
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- A wrinkled purse, a wrinkled face.
When one’s money bag is nearly empty, and so full of wrinkles, care is apt to bring wrinkles into his face.
It is too late to lock the stable-door when the steed is stolen.
People are apt to put off taking precautions against some danger, till the evil has actually happened. Kindle the dry sticks, and the green ones will catch
Little days start the hare, but great ones catch it
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all the day hunting it.
Love without end has no end.
He who gives way to anger, punishes himself for the fault of another.
As the fool thinketh, so the bell clinketh. He that has a wish for his supper, may go to bed huntry.
He that has one eye sees the better for it.
He that buys a house ready-wrought, hath many a pin for nought.
A lie has no legs.
A fabricated tale cannot stand of itself, but requires other lies to be coined to support it;(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Mac Menamin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Egglybane, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Mac Menamin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Egglybane, Co. Donegal
