School: Cnocán an Teampaill, Ros Gréine

Location:
Knockantemple, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Nic Aodhagáin
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  1. 1 Many hands make light work.
    2 A burnt child dreads the fire.
    3 A half a loaf is better than none.
    4 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    5 A stitch in time saves nine.
    6 Make hay while the sun shines.
    7 Birds of a feather flock together
    8 Honesty is the best policy.
    9 The longest way round is the shortest way home.
    10 The longest road has an ending.
    11 Gods help is nearer than the door.
    12 The best of goods are in small parcels.
    13 Order was heavens first law.
    14 A friend in need is a friend indeed
    15 Time flies and death approaches.
    16 An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
    17 After a storm there comes a calm.
    18 "If" is never a true story.
    19 A good start is a bad finish.
    20 Look before you leap.
    21 Rome was not built in a day.
    22 The younger the chicken the sweeter
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    M. Corcoran
    Address
    Railstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Railstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Halloran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hill's-lot, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Lonergan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleblake, Co. Tipperary