School: Cnoc, Abbeyleix (roll number 2324)

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1. Local Proverbs

   

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   "A bird in the hand is worth in the bush"
   "Loose an hour in the morning and you will never overtake it"
   "A stitch in time saves nine"
   "Many hands make light work"
   "Empty vessels make most sound."
   "Save hay while the sun shines."
   "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink."
   "Win gold and wear "it"
   "The early bird catches the early worm"
   "A watched pot never boils"
   "Slow and easy goes far in the day."
   "An inch of an escape is as good as a mile"
   "It is a bad wind does not blow somebody good"
   "It is a long lane has no turn"
   "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
   "A Slow fire makes good malt."
   "Who never tries will never win the prize."
   "A good soldier never looks behind"
   "The best of friends must part."

   

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Fitzgearld

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boleybeg, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Mr P. Cullen

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Boleybeg, Co. Laois