School: Cill Bheoláin (C.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 015
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A stitch in time saves nine is said to have been the oldest proverb.
There is no fire place like our own.
A good run is better than a bad stand.
Buy a dear thing and you'll have a good thing. Buy a cheap thing and you'll have a bad thing.
The breeding breaks out the through the eyes of the cat. A word in the court is better than a pound in your purse. Listen to the sound of the river and you'll get fish.
A good beginning is half the battle. There is always a good deal to do round the corner. If you are wrong regret it, if you are wronged forget it. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Work is better than talk.
The early bird catches the worm. A friend in never known till needed. You cannot count your chickens until they are hatched. After a storm comes a calm. There is as good fish in sea as ever was caught.(continues on next page)
