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School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

Location:
Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 388

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    "There is no hearthstone like your own".
    "A stitch in time saves nine".
    "Waste not want not".
    "Keep your shop and your shop will keep you".
    Plough deep while sluggards sleep and you shall have corn to sell and to keep".
    "Make hay while the sun shines".
    "No morning sun lasts a whole day".
    "A hen for a long journey is a load".
    "Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves".
    "Be wise in time".
    "A penny wise and a pound foolish".
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".
    "A burnt child dreads the fire".
    "It is better born lucky than wise".
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    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
    B. A. Molloy
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Molloy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway