School: Drumcharley, An Tulach

Location:
Drumcharley, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Nig Dhubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590, Page 120

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  1. 1. A bird in the hand is worth
    two in the bush.
    2. Look before you leap.
    3. Make hay while the sun
    shines.
    4. There is no place like
    home.
    5. Live horse and you will
    get grass.
    6. The world can't make an
    ass into a racehorse.
    7. Take care of the pennies
    and the pounds will take
    care of themselves.
    8. Best hurlers are always
    on the ditch.
    9. Better late than never.
    10.When the cat is out the
    mouse can dance.
    11.Spare the rod and spoil
    the child.
    12. Its never too late to
    mend.
    13. A stitch in time saves
    nine.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Criostiona Ní Chaoimh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stonepark, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Tomás Ó hÓgáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Tome, Co. Clare