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School: An Aill (Aille)

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Aille, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Maitiú Ó Críocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0495

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
    Hills are green far away
    Foreign cows have long horns
    Half (Haly a loaf is better than no bread.
    If you rise late you must keep running all day.
    Debt is the worst kind of poverty.
    Look before you leap.
    He who slings (in) mud is losing ground.
    Better late than never.
    Children and fools should not handle sharp tools.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Dillon
    Gender
    Female