School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

Location:
Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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    Proverbs.
    1. Its not always the fastest horse that wins the race.
    2 A burned child dreads the fire.
    3. You can bring a horse to the water but you can't make him drink.
    4.Fools make houses for wise milk to live in.
    5.Wide will wear but tight will tear.
    6.Honesty is the best policy.
    7.You cant make silk gloves out of a sows ear.
    8.Two heads are better than one.
    9.He who lives the danger shall
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nuala Ní Ghrádaigh
    Gender
    Female