School: An Scairbh (C.)
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Mhic Eoin
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- A stitch in time saves nine.
Cows in Kerry wear long horns.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Time and tide wait for no man.
An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
You cannot knock an old dog off his trot.
Better late than never.
It is easier to fall than to rise.
Going to a goat's house for wool.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
Many hands make light work.
The early bird catches the worm.
It is a long road that has not a turn.
The deeper the well the better the water.
However long the day is the night will come.
- Collector
- Tessie Durack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Scarriff, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Durack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moynoe, Co. Clare
