School: Boireann
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0313, Page 174
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- (continued from previous page)"Spare, spare,
And you're always bare,
Spend, spend,
And God will send.""Spare spare
And you're never bare,
Lend, lend,
And you'll never mend."
"All things come to those who wait,
But here's a rule that's slicker,
The man who goes for what he wants,
Will get it all the quicker.""Remember man, as you pass by
As you are no, so once was I,
As I am now, so will you be
Remember man, Eternity." } The man in the coffin is supposed to have said this to a man who was standing at the graveyar gate"As me no questions
And I'll tell you no lies,
For inquisitive people
Are never made wise."
