School: Aughaclay (roll number 13140)
- Location:
- Templemoyle, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 119
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- Here are some more proverbs.
1) If a joke you cannot take then a joke you should not make.
2) What would you expect from a cow but a kick.
3) If you get the name of rising early you can be as long as you like.
4) Don't count your chickens before hatched.
5) The nearer the altar the bigger the rogue.
6) Plough deep while swallows sleep, then you'll have money to lend and to keep.
7) Its not the "loadenest" cart that makes the biggest noise.
8) A good fire makes a speedy cook.
9) Empty vessels make most sound.
10) A running foot always gets something though it be only a "jug".
11) Those who live in a glass house should not throw a stone.
