School: Clontubrid, Freshford

Location:
Clontubbrid, Co. Kilkenny
Teachers:
Siobhán Bean Uí Mheachair Tomás de Bháldraithe
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  1. A stich in time saves nine.
    Many hands make light work
    A wet and windy May fills the barn with corn and hay.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    A rooling stone gathers no moss.
    A little pot is soon hot.
    Friends are plenty when the purse is full.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    You cannot kill a dog with a bone.
    Look before you leap.
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    Charity begins at home.
    A still tongue makes a wise head.
    A friend in nedd is a
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