School: Baile Theas (C.), Malla (roll number 4954)
- Location:
- An Baile Theas, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Bríd Bean Uí Dhála
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 080
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- A stitch in time saves nine
One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Too many cooks spoils the broth
No use crying over spilt milk
That's there since Adam was a garsúin
You would put wooden legs under hens
There are two sides to a ditch
You would talk the legs from under a pot.
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
The old dog for the hard road and the pup for the path
Never too late to learn
I'll give you what the old woman gave the cabbage a good dressing.
The cure is worse than the disease
When the old cock crows the young cock learns.
He would drink Lough Erne dry
Willful waste makes woeful want
Many hands make light work
Charity begins at home but should never end there
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