School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 10_056
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- (continued from previous page)to judge anything by its appearance.
"Paddle your own canoe" is a proverb which is used when a person is travelling alone. "Evening red and morning grey puts the traveller on his way." This saying is used when referring to the weather.
"An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening." When referring to a person who starts his work late in the morning and stays working late at night, this proverb(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Comerford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garranstan, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Philip Comerford
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Garranstan, Co. Kilkenny
