School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- (continued from previous page)64. Time and tide waits for no man.
65. It's a long road that has no turn.
66. Two wrongs never make a right.
67. Half a loaf is better than no bread.
68. Little boats should keep near a shore, larger ones may venture more.
69. There is no place like home.
70. An old dog for the hard road and a pup for the path.
71. You cant place an old head on young shoulders.
72. Empty vessels make the most sound.
73. A feast comes before a famine.
74. Pride must get a fall.
75. The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.
76. Many hands make light work.
77. All that's in danger do not be lost.
78. One trouble never comes alone.
79. Children or fools shouldn't touch edged tools.
80. Never outstay your welcome.
81. A fool and his money are easily parted.(continues on next page) - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Séamas O Broin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corbally, Co. Laois