School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 044
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- Proverbs are old sayings which have been handed from generation to generation. Each proverb has its own meaning. The following are a list of the best known.
"Anything that is worth doing is worth doing well."
"The breeding breaks out through the eyes of a cat".
"A good character is better than a good fortune".
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".
"Fair outside and foul within".
"All that glitters is not gold".
"There is no fireside like your own".
"Never take a book by the cover".
"You will never miss the water until the well runs dry".
"A leopard cannot change his spots".
"Money never made a man or wealth a happy home".
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away".
"The sun comes out after the rain".
"When the cat is out the mice are dancing".(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Dineen
- Gender
- Female
