School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)

Location:: Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 645

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Better late than never.
The more hurry the less speed
It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.
Many hands make light work
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A hand burning and a hand saving.
A watched kettle never boils.
God gives meat and the devil gives cooks.
Kill two birds with one stone.

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A good run is better than a bad stand Speech is silver silence is gold People in glass houses should not throw stones Spare the rod and spoil the child Poverty is no crime A light heart lives long The more we do the more we can do Willful waste makes woeful want Actions speak louder than words
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Topics
1. genre
  verbal arts (~1,483)
  proverbs (~4,377)
Language

English
Collector
Mary Mc Hugh
Gender

Female
Address

Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath