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| Set made especially for Margaret's Pages by Serenity Lane Designs |
| Margaret's Pages - Irish Folk Wisdom, proverbs & pictures |
| Glencar Falls, Co Leitrim |
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| Carrauntoohill near Lough Acoose, Co Kerry |
| Achill Shore, Co Mayo |
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| Co Kerry Coastline |
| Glenelly Valley, Northern Ireland |
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| Thatched Cottage |
| So many of the Irish words of advice and wisdom are very helpful when one thinks about it.! |
| The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot. |
| It is not a delay to stop and sharpen the scythe |
| Sleep is the first sign of recovery |
| A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle |
| There's hope from the ocean but none from the grave - an Emigrant's proverb |
| The pig in the sty does not know the pig going along the road |
| An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron |
| A craftman's son may grow up in ignorance of his father's skills. |
| It is difficult to choose between two blind goats |
| Work without end is housewife's work |
| The skin of the old sheep is on the rafter no sooner than the skin of the young sheep |
| Every beginning is weak |
| There is no luck except where there is discipline |
| Praise the young and they will blossom |
| There is no fireside like your own fireside |
| There are no unmixed blessings in life |
| It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for |
| Youth does not mind where it sets its foot |
| You cannot put an old head on the young |
| What I am afraid to hear I'd better say first myself |
| Unwillingness easily finds an excuse |
| A handsome woman is easily dressed |
| Two shorten the road |
| One does not tire of a profitable occupation |
| All the world would not make a racehorse from an ass |
| Empty and cold is the house without a woman |
| A long stitch, a lazy tailor |
| Page made 29 August 2001 updated 12 February 2004 |
| Keep your shop and your shop will keep you. |
| Your feet will bring you to where your heart is |
| The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely |
| Cut your coat according to your cloth |