School: Áth Treasna (B.) (roll number 11236)
- Location:
- Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 254
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- 10..11..381. A stitch in time saves nine.
2. Too many cooks spoil the broth
3. Rome was not built in a day.
4. Have it yourself or be without it.
5. One bite of a rabbit is better than two bites of a cat.
6. The old dog for the long road and the pup for the manger.
7. Say little and say it well.
8. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
9. Patience and perseverance would carry a snail to Jerusalem.
10. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
11. He is better fed than taught.
12. He would persuade a pig and a priest.
13. Sense bought is better than sense taught.
14. Every beginning is weak.
15. It is never to late to learn.
16. Time is a good story teller.
17. A bird in your hand is worth two in the bush.
18. It is never too late to mend.
19. Constant dropping wears a stones(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Beechinor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
