School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthile
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A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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A watched kettle never boils and a quenched fire never lights.
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Spare the rod spoil the child.
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It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep fire in one.
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You should not cry over spilled milk.
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You cannot put an old head on young shoulders.
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It is too late to spare when all is spent.
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A penny saved is a penny gained.
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An empty sack cannot stand.
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Its better to die than to lie.
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A closed mouth breaks no teeth.
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A good run is better than a bad stand.
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Glory is like a circle in the water.
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Bad workmen quarrel with their tools.
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People in glass houses should not throw stones. - Collector
- Bríghid Ní Sheóin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meens, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Denis Jones
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meens, Co. Cork
