School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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- The most common proverbs are:-
Hear twice before you speak once.
Do as you would be done by.
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
Borrowed garments never fit well.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(continues on next page)