School: Redwood (roll number 11912)
- Location:
- Redwood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máighréad Nic Chormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 194
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- 1 Beauty is only skin deep
2 "It takes a lot of love to boil a pot"
said with regard to love-matches or marrying for love.
3 Its' a long lane that hasn't a turn
4 Eaten bread is soon forgotten
5 We never know the value of the water until the well runs dry.
6 We never know the shelter of the bush until it is cut
7 One black beetle knows another
8 Birds of a feather flock together
9 One black sheep destroys a whole flock
10 A watched pot never boils: A watched hen never lays. The sooner the better
11 Never take the book by the cover
12 Smooth waters run deep
13 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
14 Better late than never
16 Many hands make light work
17 Listeners never hear good of themselves
17 Covetousness bursts the bag
18 Empty vessels make the most sound
19 East got, easy gone
20 A bad loaf is better than no bread.
Eaten bread is soon forgotten
