School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher
- Location:
- Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 358
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- 1. A stitch in time saves nine.
2. Better late than never.
3. A little pot is soon hot.
4. A hunger eye sees far.
5. More hurry the less speed.
6. A bird in your hand is worth two on the bush.
7. A thing that is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
8. A thing that's done once and done right is done twice.
9. Before you marry beware of a house wherein to tarry.
10. Look before you leap, think before you speak.
11. The grass harrow gathers no stones.
12. A bad wind blows fair for someone.
13. One who keeps clean is better than ten made clean.
14. The early bird catches the early worm.
15. Never too late to learn.
16. Learning is no load.
17. Long runs the fox but he's caught at last.
18. Its a bad wind that does nobody good.
- Collector
- Kitty Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilkeasy, Co. Kilkenny
