School: Inistioge (C.) (roll number 5319)
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 264
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- (continued from previous page)Time tells everything.
Its better be a little mean than too generous.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
If you cannot do a person any good do not do them any harm.
- A hungry eye sees far
A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush
Charity begins a home
Half a loaf is better than no bread
Keep the home fire burning
Its a long road that has no turn
Birds of the one feather all flock together
Mind the pence and the pounds will mind themselves
You will never miss the water till the well runs dry.
Health is better by far than wealth
Always spend to spare, always spare the spend
Courage is half the battle
The early bird catches the worm
If you want to know me come and live with(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peggy Lee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Lee
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 40
- Address
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
