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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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    (1) Wilful waste makes woeful want.
    (2) Time and tide wait for no man.
    (3) Early birds catch worms.
    (4) There is no use crying over spilt milk.
    (5) A swarm of bees in June are worth a silver spoon.
    (6) Every dog is stiff at his own door.
    (7) Bear to-day what ever to-day may bring it is the one way to make tomorrow sing.
    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
    Rita Scully
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    M. Armstrong
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    83