School: Ráth na mBeach (roll number 17129)
- Location:
- Rathnamagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: R. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 327
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- A bird in the hand is better than two on the bush.
You cannot take the book by the cover.
A windy day is not the day for putting up scollops.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Never count your chickens till they come out.
No matter how far the hens go from their home they will always come home to roost.
A good thing is worth waiting for.
There is luck in delay.
Hunger is good sauce.
Your pocket is always your friend.
A good word never broke a tooth.
Keep the bad dog with you and the good dog will not bite.
When the cat is out the mice can play.
Sparing the rod and spoiling the child.
Time or tide wait for no body.
A borrowed horse has hard hooves.
It was not off the wind he took it.
A watched pot will never boil.
There are good goods in small parcels.
- Collector
- Angela Ní Speláin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Woodville, Co. Mayo
