School: An Mhainistir i gCill Chiaráin

Location:
Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Bráthair Féidhlim Ó hAlmhain
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  1. A stitch in time saves nine.
    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
    If you do not sow you will not reap.
    Look before you leap.
    Better to be never born than to cut your nails on Sunday morning.
    Marry today and you'll rue the day.
    A swarm of bees in June are worth a silver spoon.
    Be she old or be she young a woman's strength is in her tongue.
    Smoke, rain and a very crust wife make a man weary of house and life.
    A bride should wear, something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
    It takes two to speak the truth, one to speak and the other to hear.
    Live horse and you'll get grass.
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