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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

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Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 356

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    bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealty and wise. People say this when a person stays out too long at night and stays in bed too long in the morning.
    He who laughs last laughs best. It is never right to laugh at anyone in distress.
    Fine feathers make fine birds. When people have fine clothes on they look good, but very often bad at heart.
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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
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Timacat, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Timacat, Co. Galway