School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill na Mullach (roll number 11855)

Location:
Buttevant, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSiúr Bríd
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  1. "A stitch in time saves nine."
    "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
    "The longest way round is the shortest way home."
    "Many hands make light work."
    "A half a loaf is better than no bread."
    "Spare the rod and spoil the child."
    "Put a pound away for the rainy day."
    "Never lose a sheep for a 1/2d worth of tar."
    "Too many cooks spoil the broth."
    "A good name is better than riches."
    "It is better to be born lucky than rich."
    "You will never miss the water till the well runs dry."
    "A closed mouth catches no flies."
    "Never put off till tomorrrow what you can do today."
    "You cannot have your loaf and eat it."
    "You cannot put an old head on young shoulders."
    "If everything were done right nothing would be wrong."
    "After a storm there comes a calm."
    "What is worth doing at all is worth doing well."
    "Do not expect and you will not be disappointed."
    "Tell me your company and I'll tell you what you are."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellen Hanley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs M. Hanley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Buttevant, Co. Cork