School: Baile Mhodáin (roll number 12011)
- Location:
- Droichead na Bandan, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Tomás Groves
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0314, Page 250
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- (continued from previous page)fall". "All that glitters is not gold". "There is a time and a place for everything. Proverbs are very old sayings.
- Proverbs are short wise sayings which are used by many people.
The following are some of them: - "More haste the less speed," "Look before you leap," "Empty vessels make most sound," "Those who try to grab everything usually end up by getting nothing," "A time and a place for everything," "A stitch in time saves nine," "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," "Be sure you are right, then go ahead," "Laugh, and the world laughs with you," "Many hands make light work," "Rise with the lark; with him to bed," "They think little who talk too (make) much and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Martha Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloichín an Bhodaigh, Co. Chorcaí
