School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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Proverbs.
(1) A rolling stone gathers no moss.
(2) A new broom sweeps clean.
(3) a constant drop would wear a stone.
(4) Bend before break and buy before carry.
(5) One years seeding is a nine years weeding.
(6) A watched pot never boils.
(7) There is no use in crying for spilled milk.
(8) A faint heart never won a fair lady.
(9) Necessity is the mother of invention.
(10) Laugh and the world laugh's with you. Weep and you weep alone.
(11) Cows have long horns in Connaught.
(12) Handsome is as handsome does.
(13) Black cat, black kitten.
(14) It is like rubbing butter on a fat pig's tail.
(15) A still tongue makes a wise head.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs P. Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Noggusboy, Co. Offaly