School: Ráth Chormaic (C.) (roll number 1878)

Location:
Rathcormack, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Chonchobhair
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  1. Proverbs are old wise sayings handed down to us by tradition.
    1. A stitch in time saves nine.
    2. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    3. Make hay while the sun shines.
    4. Honesty is the best policy.
    5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    6. Nature breaks out through the eyes of a cat.
    7. Far away cows wear long horns.
    8. An ounce of breeding is better than a ton of feeding.
    9. Every dog has its day.
    10. The old dog for the hard road.
    11. Beauty never boiled the pot.
    12. Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil.
    13. Look before you leap.
    14. Don't shout until you are out of the wood.
    15. Ancestry is the mother of inventions.
    16. 'Tis a bad bird spoils his own nest.
    17. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    18. Never take the book by the cover.
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        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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