School: Árd Phádraig

Location:
Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Conaill
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  1. A child and a chicken are always picking.
    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    As long as the fox runs he is caught.
    It is better to have one bird in your hand than two in the bush.
    Suspicion haunts the guilty mind.
    A good beginning is half the work.
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  2. Food is the working horse.
    One hour in the morning is better than two hours in the evening.
    Sense doesn't come before age.
    The sun comes out after the rain.
    Ignorance is a heavy load.
    The person that is not strong should be clever.
    The life of a person is his own will.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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