School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
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- Collector
- Joe Scahill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bookalagh, Co. Galway
- A good character is better than riches.
Prosperity gains friend but adversity loses them.
Soft words serve in hot arguments.
A full purse makes a light heart. - If wishes made horses the beggars could ride and if turnips made watches I'd have one by my side.
Keep the middle of the road and you will never go in the dyke.
If a person got a lot of money you would say He was on top of the wheel.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep and you will have corn to sell and keep.
For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe the horse was lost, for the want of a horse the rider was lost and all for the want of a horse shoe nail(continues on next page)