School: Cnoc Breac (roll number 13041)
- Location:
- Knockbrack, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conchubhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0450, Page 224
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- A stitch in time saves nine.
The early bird catches the worm.
Live horse and you’ll get grass.
The longest way round is the nearest way home.
The more hurry the less speed.
Foreign cows wear long horns.
All is not gold that glitters.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.
Willful waste makes woeful want.
When the cat is out the mouse is dancing.
What’s in the marrow comes out in the bone.
Smooth waters run deep.
Never take the book by the cover.
Kind father for him.
God’s help is nearer than the door.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Birds of feather flock together.
God is good and Jack is earning.
The insult of the kettle to the pot.
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Diamond cut diamond
You can’t put an old head on young shoulders.
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