School: Cullyfad, Longford (roll number 15975)
- Location:
- Killyfad, Co. Longford
- Teacher: William Balfe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 374
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- (continued from previous page)10. Use not to-day what to morrow will want.
11. Busybodies have never anything to do.
12. Good ware makes a quick market.
13. Cheese, it is peevish elf, digests all things but itself.
14. A man in debt is often stoned.
15. Great talkers are small workers.
16. What is not needed is dear at a farthing.
17. Running hares want no spurs.
18. Better buy than borrow.
19. Without health all men are poor.
20. The early bird catches the early worm.
21. A haw year is a braw year.
22. A sloe year is a woe year.
23. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballygarve, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Nellie Rourke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballygarve, Co. Longford
