School: Durrus, Bantry (roll number 13023)

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1. Proverbs

   

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   The proverbs known locally are as follows: -

   Spare the rod and spoil the child.
   A stitch in time saves nine.
   Many hands make light work.
   Too many cooks spoil the broth.
   A word in the court is worth a pound in the purse.
   A watch kettle never boils.
   A straw shows how the wind blows.
   The burned child dreads the fire.
   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
   The used key is always bright.
   All is not gold that glitters.
   Think twice before you act once.
   Its an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
   The night is long that finds no day.
   Prove a friend before you trust him.
   When the cat is away the mice will play.
   It is never too late to mend.
   Every fool laughs at his own folly.
   It is too late to spare when all is spent.
   Patience and perseverance win the prize.
   There is no happiness without health.
   No morning's sun lasts a whole day.
   The longest day will have an end and the dearest friend will part.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Susannah J. Pyburn

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dunbeacon, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Pyburn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dunbeacon, Co. Cork