School: Ballymore (C.) (roll number 7444)
- Location:
- Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: K. Kavanagh Mrs Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 323
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- Time and tide waits for no man.
Many hands make work easy.
It's hard to get wool off a goat.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
It's hard to put an old head on young shoulders.
It's easier said than done.
Never too old to learn.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Last, but not least.
Where there is a will there is a way.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A whistling woman and a crowing hen is worse than the devil and all his men.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.15th March '38.
- It's an evil wind that doesn't blow somebody good luck.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Think twice before you speak once.
A bad tradesman quarrels with his tools.
A good beginning is half the work.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
Early to bed and early to rise makes us all(continues on next page) - Collector
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