School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 047
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- (continued from previous page)"What is one man's food is another man's poison".
"It is a long lane that has no turning".
"An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening".
"Chickens should not be counted before they are hatched".
"Man works from rise to set of the sun but a woman's work is never done".
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating".
"A work begun is half done".
"Deeds speak better than words".
"Wilful waste makes woeful want".
"Extravagance in youth makes want in old age".
"All's well that ends well".
"One swallow never makes a summer".
"Two much bed makes a dull head".
"Empty vessels make the greatest sound".
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy and wealthy and wise".
"Cleanliness is next to Godliness".
"Rome was not built in a day".
"There is no time like the present time".
"A friend in need is a friend in deed".
"Never put of until to-morrow what you can do today".(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Murphy
- Gender
- Female
