School: Cill Chuisigh (roll number 16296)
- Location:
- Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Ó Damhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 170
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- 1/ Vessels large may venture more but little boats should keep near the shore
2/ Dont loose your sheep for a half penny worth of tax.
3/ Empty vessels make most noise.
4/ Smooth water runs deep.
5/ Talk is but silver and silence is gold.
6/ All that glitters is not gold
7/ A word to the wise enough
8/ He that thinks most talks least
9/ God helps them who helps themselves
10/ A used key is always bright
11/ A sleeping fox catches no poultry
12/ A shut mouth catches no flys
13/ Lost time is never got again
14/ He that rises late is running all day.
15/ Laziness travells slowly and poverty soon over takes it.
- Informant
- James Mc Morrow
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeencor, Co. Leitrim
