School: Baile Theas (C.), Malla (roll number 4954)
- Location:
- An Baile Theas, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Bríd Bean Uí Dhála
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- (continued from previous page)The new broom sweeps clean but the old broom finds the corners
The longest way round is the nearest way home
Rubbing grease to the fat pigs back
Fine feathers make fine birds
Far away cows have long horns
Far away hills are green
You never miss the water till the well runs dry
If you dont mend the old you wont have the new
Everybody's business is nobody's business
The bee is pinching you
You can't expect blood out of a turnip
The longest lane has a turning
Conceit is as bad as consumption
A good beginning is half the work
A good run is better than a bad stand
That will be there till Doom's Day
Better to be sure than sorry.
That's the snails journey to Jerusalem.
The nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh
Deep waters run smooth
Dirty water washes clean
He comes without asking like the bad weather
