School: Scoil na mBráthar, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Riabhach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 282
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- (continued from previous page)Proverbs
17 You will never miss the water till the wells runs dry.
18 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
19 A penny saved in a penny gained.
20 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
21 Save the hay while the sun shines.
22 It is never too late to learn.
23 No news is goo news.
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25 Look before you leap.
26 Never judge the book by the cover.
27 Sleep is the image of death.
28 When your neighbours house is on fire take care of your own.
29 It is the last straw that breaks the camels back.
30 When the cat is out the mouse can dance.
31 You cannot get blood out of a turnip.
32 Don't throw away the dirthy water untill you have the clean water in.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Markham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Harrison's Place, Co. Cork
