School: Errigal Trough (roll number 15565)
- Location:
- Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Saragh Gillanders
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0958, Page 368
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- Some of the proverbs used locally are:-
"A rolling stone gathers no moss."
"It is better to go to bed supperless than to rise in debt."
"Spare the rod and hate the child."
"Look before you leap for as you sow you shall also reap."
"Fast bind, fast find."
"Never judge a man by his looks."
"Where much is attempted, something is won."
"A bird in your hand is worth two in the bush."
"What Friday gets, it keeps."
"Where no oxen are, the crib is clean."
"Always provide for a rainy day."
"Never put a good thing past yourself."
"A penny saved is a penny gained."
"The dawn of morning only rises once."
"The more haste the less speed."
"Penny wise and pound foolish."
- Collector
- Rachel Roberts
- Gender
- Female
