School: Áth Dara (C.)

Location:
Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Boardman
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  1. Old Proverbs.
    1. Make hay while the sun shines.
    2. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.
    3. Killing two birds with the one stone.
    4. Rome wasn't built in a day.
    5. Don't put your work on the long finger.
    6. Well begun is half done.
    7. Ill begun is ne'er well done.
    8. Look before you leap.
    9. Think before you speak.
    10. A Stitch in time saves nine.
    11. Half a loaf is better than none.
    12. When the cat is out the mice can play.
    13. Curiosity breaks out through the eye of a cat.
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