School: Derryham
- Location:
- Derryhum, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 035
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(1) A cat of his age would not play with a straw
(2) It is a long lane that there is no turning.
(3) Fools make feasts but wise men eat them.
(4) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(5) It's old as a dog. good luck is better than early rising.
(6) They who go a borrowing go asorrowing.
(7) A borrowed horse needs hardy hooves.
(8) A half loaf is better than no bread.
(9) Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
(10) Late to bed and late to rise makes a man beg before he dies.
(11) Plough deep while sluggards sleep and you shall have corn to sell and keep.
(12) You are not as green as you look
(13) Long churning makes bad butter.
(14) Beg from a beggar and you will never be rich.
(15) You should not do to others what you wouldn't want others to do to you.
(16) When the cat is away the mice can play.(continues on next page)
