School: An Clochar, Béal an Átha Móir (roll number 13614)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: An tSr. Áthracht
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 369
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- (continued from previous page)25. The weaker goes to the wall. The more hurry the less speed.
26. Wise men made the laws, but it was fools + rogues put them on it.
27. Its hard to tear a stocking across. Unity is strength
28. Its hard to get wool off a goat. Practise makes perfect
29. A stitch in time saves nine. A good run is better than a bad standing
30. A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind.
31. Too many cooks spoil the broth. Its never a feast without a roast.
32. A friend in the court is better than a £1 in the purse.
33. Whats nearest to the heart is nearest to the mouth.
34. The old cock crows, the young ones learn.
35. You cannot have the loaf and eat it.
36. The devil's children have the devil's luck.
37. A shut mouth catches no flies
38. Its hard to knock blood out of a turnip
39. Mind the pence and the shillings will mind themselves.
40. The beginning of health is sleep, the end of it is a sigh.
