School: Gleanntán
- Location:
- Glounthaune, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 096
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- Look before you leap.
Laugh and the world laughs with you.
Weep and you weep alone.
God helps those who help themselves.
Better late than never.
It is better to be a half an hour too early than a half a minute too late.
Necessity does everything well.
Don't swap horses in crossing a stream.
Knowledge is power.
It is an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Many hands make light work.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Throw a sprat to catch a mackerel.
No news is good news.
A job begun is half done.
Two heads are better than one.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A job begun is half done.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Harper's Island, Co. Cork
