School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)
- Location:
- Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: S. Ó Dúnlaing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 524
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- (continued from previous page)Curses go home to roost.
A heavy purse makes a light heart.
An army marches on it's stomach.
Laziness is a heavy load.
God never yet shut a gap but he opened another.
The person who sows in the Spring reaps in the Autumn.
The sun comes out after the rain.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
You can't serve two masters.
Little pitchers have long ears.
There are good goods in small parcels.
Never judge a book by it's cover.
A red rose apple could be rotten at the core.
Youth must have it's day.
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
There is two sides to every story.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Wine to day water tomorrow.
You can't draw blood from a mangold.
Work is better than talk.
The windy day is not the day for scollops.
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annette Dowling
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
