School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gailinne, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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- (continued from previous page)(26) If you eat all to-day you'll have none for to-morrow.
(27) Start a fire with the good sticks and the green ones will catch the blaze. - (1) Spare the stick and spoil the child.
(2) Every dog has his own day.
(3) Appearance is deceptive.
(4) It is like Paudeens share of a parsnip.
(5) You must creep before you walk.
(6) He is as idle as the little finger of a piper.
(7) It is like (a) womens conversation.
(8) Time and patience would bring a snail to America.
(9) You are as contrary as the back(continues on next page)- Collector
- Anthony Doolin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Gleann, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Mr Christy Doolin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- An Gleann, Co. Uíbh Fhailí