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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis

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Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Máire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 308

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    1. Half a loaf is better than no bread.
    2. A bird in the hand is better than two in a bush.
    3. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
    4. Your pocket is your friend.
    5. Honesty is the best policy.
    6. Make hay while the sun shines.
    7. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
    8. There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    9. It is long lane that has no turning
    10. Every cloud has a silver lining
    11. The early bird catches the worm.
    12. It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.
    14. A stitch in time saves nine
    15. Better late than never.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cusack Road, Co. Clare