School: Rathcormac (roll number 8463)

Location:
Rathcormack, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Bean Uí Fhéinneadha
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  1. 1. A stitch in time saves nine.
    2. Look before you leap.
    3. Hit the iron, while it is hot.
    4. Two many cooks, spoil the broth.
    5. Many hands, make light work.
    6. A new brush sweeps well.
    7. When it rains, it pours.
    8. Never talk about to-morrow.
    9. Very near never did it.
    10. A long threatening comes at last.
    11. There is many a slip, between the cup, and the lip.
    12. Make hay while the sun shines.
    13. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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