School: Lackamore, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 2428)
- Location:
- Lackamore, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean an Diolúnaigh
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- 1 Rain never does any harm
2 Two sides to the ditch in May (sun at one side, shade and cold at the other means that the weather is not seasonable)
3 Sow before St. Patricks Day and you will have potatoes to eat and sell
4 Never keep the night's share for the morning
5 It's a long road that has no turning
6 Little said is easy mended
7 Shut mouth catches no flies
8 Once a man twice a child
9 The more rakish the more notice
10 Plough deep while sluggers sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep
11 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
12 Spare the pennies and you will soon have pounds
13 Never throw out the dirty water until you have clean water inside
14 A stitch in time saves nine
15 You will never miss your mother until she is gone
16 Save the hay while the sun shines
17 It is better to be born lucky than rich
18 Hear and see and say nothing
19 After a storm there comes a calm(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Mc Grath
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockancullenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr James Dundon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Knockancullenagh, Co. Tipperary