School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

Location:
Faugher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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  1. The bigger the rogue the more genteel.
    A bird in the hand is worth two on the bush.
    There is no good closing a stable door when the horse is stolen.
    Make the hay where the sun shines.
    Far away hills look green.
    There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.
    There's no fool as bad as an old fool.
    Its a bad master beats you with two rods.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    The nearer the Church the farther from God.
    The more haste the worse speed.
    The nearer the bone the sweeter the meat.
    Don't take the book by the cover.
    Good goods can be found in small
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. Gallagher
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Faugher, Co. Donegal