School: Tamhnach, Inis
- Location:
- Toonagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Proinnsias Gordún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 231
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- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A closed mouth catches no flies.
An empty barrel makes most noise.
Eaten bread is soon forgotten.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
The hills far away look green.
Smooth waters run deep.
A half a loaf is better than no bread.
The best hurlers are on the ditch.
It is a bad bird that spoils its own nest.
It is an ill wind blows nobody good.
A bird in the hand is worth two on the bush.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Make hay while the sun shines.
A good run is better than a bad stand.
It is a good horse that never stumbles.
Locking the stall when the horse is gone.
Out of sight out of mind.
The Kerry cows wear long horns.
Seeing is believing.
The crow thinks her own bird the whitest.
A son to play is better than a son to drink.
Everyone understands his own gibberage.
Kind father for him.
As a man lives so shall he die.
The help of God is nearer than the door.(continues on next page)
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