School: Cloichín an Mhargaidh
- Location:
- Clogheen Market, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Teacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 379
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- 1. The early bird catches the early worm
2. Live horse and you'll get grass.
3. Far-away cows wear long horns.
4. Many hands make light work.
5 Never buy a pig in a poke.
6. Time and tide wait for no man.
7. The last straw breaks the horse's back.
8. When the old cock crows, the young cock learns.
9. Empty vessells make most noise.
10. Have it yourself or be without it.
11. Birds of a feather flock together.
12. The proof of the pudding lies in the eating of it.
13. A fool and his money soon part.
14. Going to the meal cool, and never putting in soon goes to the bottom.
15 Without a nail, the show is lost. Without the shoe the horse is lost. Without the horse the driver is lost. All for the want of a nail.
16. Always practise what you preach.
17. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
18. A stitch in time saves nine.
19. A shut mouth catches no flies.
20. You wont miss the water till the well runs dry.(continues on next page)
