School: Altóir, Tuar Mór, An Sciobairín (roll number 12071)

Location:
Altar, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Henry Evanson
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  1. (1)
    A shut mouth catches no flies.
    (2)
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    (3)
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    (4)
    Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire.
    (5)
    Going to the meal bag always, and putting nothing in, soon comes to the bottom.
    (6)
    Beauty never boils the pot.
    (7)
    Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.
    (8)
    Eearly to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
    (9)
    It's the kitchen keeps up the parlour.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Allen
    Address
    Boulysallagh, Co. Cork