School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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- Strike the iron while its hot.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
For the want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For the want of a horse the rider was lost.
For the want of a rider the battle was lost.
For the want of the battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
- A stitch in times saves nine.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Live horse and you will get grass.
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