School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí

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Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Olivia
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  1. No matter how cute the fox he is caught at last.
    It is a bad hound that is not worth whistling for.
    Half a loaf is better than no bread.
    It is a long road that has no turning.
    A good beginning is half the work.
    Paper never refuses ink.
    Beggars cannot be choosers.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    A red haired woman is dangerous.
    A tinker's wife and a tailor's wife are two that never agrees.
    Cows from across the sea have long horns.
    When the wins i in the sense is out.
    There is good goods in small parcels.
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