School: Stillorgan (roll number 2472)
- Location:
- Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: -
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 164
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- 1. "A stitch in time saves nine"
2. "Time and tide wait for no man"
3. "Never put off till to-morrow what you can to to-day"
4. "Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in soon comes to the bottom."
5. "Never pay too much for your whistle."
6. "Make hay when the sun shines"
7. "Too many cooks spoil the broth."
8. "Never look a gift horse in the mouth
9. "Look before you leap"
10. "All is not gold that glitters."
11. "It is never too late to learn"
12. "There is many a slip twist the cup and lip."
13. "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
14. "The end of a battle is a strife"
15. "Strife is better than loneliness."
16. "A bird in the thand is worth two in the bush"
17. "One years seeding is nine years weeding"
18. "Of no account is a fly till it gets in the eye"
19. "Fine feathers make fine birds"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Brohan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Galloping Green, Co. Dublin
