School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

Location:
Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc

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Proverbs and Old Sayings

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0591

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The people in my district have many proverbs and old sayings, here are some of them.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A windy day is not a day for thatching.
Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you.
He that has a wish for his supper may go to bed hungry.
Health is better than wealth.
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
A willing heart lightens work.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Better buy than borrow.
Strike the iron while it is hot.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A long threatening comes at last.
A pig's can never make mutton.
When the cat is out the mice can

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Informant
Owen Scanlon
Gender
male
Occupation
farmer
Address
Cloonagun, Co. Sligo
Language
English