School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach
- Location:
- Sligo, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An Br. C. Ó Maoil Riada
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- (continued from previous page)to the south and eight feet to the north respectively from the six-feet stone.The popular belief is that they are the remains of a father, his son and a cow which they were stealing and that they were turned to stone by a fairy as punishment.
- Look before you leap.
Mind the pennies, and the pounds will mind themselves.
A stitch in time saves nine
A bird in a cage is as good as two in a bush.
Spare the can and spoil the child
Do not do tomorrow what you can do today
A bad weed grows fast.
All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Make hay while the sun shines.
A miss is as good as a mile
One man's loss is another man's gain.
Every man has a shadow,
You can't kill two birds with one stone.(continues on next page)
