School: Béal Átha (Bella) (roll number 10334)
- Location:
- Bella, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 023
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- (continued from previous page)61. A closed mouth catches no flies.
62. You cant whistle and eat meal.
63. Well to wear and soon to tear.
64. Ill got ill gone.
65. The badness will show itself sometime or other.
66. Murder will out.
67. He that goes aborrowing goes asorrowing.
68. Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
69. Take each man's censure but reserve your judgement.
70. A new broom sweeps clean.
71. Fine feathers make fine birds.
72. All that glitters is not gold.
73. Honesty is the best policy.
74. Too much of one thing is good for nothing.
75. The grace of God is nearer than the door.
76. Your pocket is your friend indeed.
78. It is hard to pluck wool off the goat.
79. Strike the iron while its hot.
80. The mills of God grind slowly but surely.
81. Rise with the lark and lie with the lamb.
82. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
83. One beetle knows another beetle.
84. One swallow never makes a summer.
85. It is often a persons mouth broke his nose.
86. The thing that is easily got is not appreciated.
87. You cant put an old head on young shoulders.(continues on next page)
