School: Tigh Molaga (C.) (roll number 12457)
- Location:
- Tigh Molaige, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shíthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0318, Page 261
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- Like father, like son. While there's a will, there's a way.
Prevention is better than cure.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Fair and easy goes far.
A shit mouth catches no flies
Those who are bound must obey
Time or tide wait for no man.
The longest way round may be the shortest way home.
Birds of a feather flock together.
An idle man tempts the devil.
An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
Wilful waste makes woeful want
"And I may live to say
I wish I had the bread
That once I threw away."
One good turn deserves another.
Too late to spare when all is spent, but it's never too late to mend.
Never take the book by the cover.
Still waters run deep.
If you want to know a person, go to live with them.
The burned child dreads the fire.(continues on next page)
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- Gender
- Female
