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School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)

Location:
Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 192

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    “Necessity is the mother of invention”
    “the early bird catches the first worm”
    It takes a good man to earn money but any fool can spend it.
    An empty sack cannot stand but a full one cannot bend
    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
    Anna Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camlin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Francis Slevin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Camlin, Co. Donegal