School: De Freyne (roll number 16457)
- Location:
- Portaghard, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Gionnáin
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- Two heads are wiser than one.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
He who by the plough would thrive. Himself must either hold or drive.
At a big pennyworth pause a while.
God helps those who help themselves.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Knowledge is power.
Hearing is believing but seeing is the God's truth.
Don't wear the hat that doesn't fit you.
Nothing bad but could be worse.
Charity begins at home.
When the wine is in the sense is out. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Time enough lost the ducks, and walking easy got them.
Many hands make light work.
A good name is better than riches.
A full purse makes a light heart.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Marry in haste and repent at leisure.
The man who drifts with the tide lands on the rocks.(continues on next page)
