School: Killmallock Convent School

Location:
Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Dimpna
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    Distance lends enchantment to the view.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    Better late than never.
    Make hay while the sun shines.
    Nature comes out through the eyes of a cat.
    Wine to-day, water to-morrow.
    A cat could, could look at a king.
    The old dog for the hard road and the pup for the puddle.
    Foreign cows wear long horns.
    No morning sun lasts a whole day.
    The Longer you live the more you learn
    Do not lose a ship for a half-penny worth of Tea.
    What is bred in the marrow breaks out in the Bone.
    Live horse and you will get grass.
    Better be sure than sorry.
    Without education, without manners.
    A Toad is a jewel to a duck's eye.
    There is often anger in a laugh.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Savage
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballygubba South, Co. Limerick