School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 257
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- There are many old proverbs such as, a stitch in time saves nine. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A windy day is not the day for thatching. There is no use crying over spilled milk. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. If you had only a kitten you should be in the middle of the fair with it. A good beginning is half the work. All the world wouldn't make a racehorse out of an ass. A ragged little colt often developed into a fine horse. A tinkers wife and a tailors wife are two that never agreed. The long thread of the lazy tailor. "By" and "by" is often too easily said. Idleness is a short road to misery.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardateggle, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Michael Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardateggle, Co. Laois
