School: Glenahulla, Mitchelstown (roll number 12446)

Location:
Glennahulla, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad Bean Uí Réagáin
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    goes out.
    26 An idle brain, is the devil's workshop.
    27 Uneasy lies the head that bears a crown.
    28 Never forget the kindness, which others do for you.
    29 Enough is as good as a feast.
    30 Curiosity is ill manners in another's house.
    31 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
    32 A fool may win money, but it takes a wise man to keep it.
    33 Man proposes but God disposes.
    34 A pig bought on credit, grunts all the year.
    35 The more haste the less speed. Haste trips up its own heels.
    36 Be reasonable, and you will be happy.
    37 A bad book cannot repent.
    38 No use crying, over spilt milk.
    39 Many hands make light work.
    40 Too many cooks spoil the soup.
    41 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    42 Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.
    43 There is no fireplace like your own fireplace.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máiréad Bean Uí Réagáin
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir