School: Drumgossatt (C.)

Location:
Drumgoosat, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Áine Nic Ghráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0930, Page 057

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0930, Page 057

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Where the women are there is talk:-
    The times and tide waits for no one:-
    Because the time and the tide (waits) goes.
    Dont judge the book by the cover:- When some people look at the outside of anything they imagine that is is great on the other hand it might be of no use.
    God fits the back for the burden:-
    God sends afflictions and sufferings to the person who is able to bear them.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss:- A person going from one place to another gathers no money.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English