School: Cill na Móna (C.) (roll number 13626)

Location:
Kilnamona, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Síle Céitinn
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    1 practice makes perfect.
    2 Practise what you preach.
    3 Laziness is a heavy load.
    4 A work begun is half done.
    5 Mind the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
    6 One today is worth two tomorrow.
    7 One fool makes many but the old fool
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    ewes and lambs go wet to bed.
    30 Happy is the corpse that the rain falls on.
    Happy the bride that the sun shines on
    31 The more hurry the less speed
    32 A rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight,
    A rainbow in the morning is a shepherds warning.
    33 If Candlesmas be fair and clear you'll have two Winters in the year
    34 A particle of dust in March is as good as gold .
    35 If March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb.
    36 Closed mouth will catch no flies.
    37After a storm comes a calm.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Hegarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilnamona, Co. Clare