School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)

Location:
Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Michael Quinn
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  1. There is no use crying over spilt milk.
    Better slip aith the foot than with the tongue.
    A penny spent wisely is better than a pound spent foolish.
    Absence make the heart grow fonder.
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  2. If wishes made horses the beggars could ride and if turnips made watches I'd have one by my side.
    Keep the middle of the road and you will never go in the dyke.
    If a person got a lot of money you would say He was on top of the wheel.
    Plough deep while sluggards sleep and you will have corn to sell and keep.
    For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe the horse was lost, for the want of a horse the rider was lost and all for the want of a horse shoe nail
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