School: Araglin (C.), Cill Úird (roll number 9248)
- Location:
- Araglin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Cheallacháin
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- (continued from previous page)"Practice makes perfect."
"Never count your chickens before they are hatched."
"Spare the rod and spoil the child."
"After a storm there comes a calm."
"Blessed is the corpse that the rain falls on
Happy is the bride that the sun shines on.
"Grasp at too much and you will loose all."
"The nearer the Church the farther from the altar."
"The best hurler is always on the ditch."
"The longest way round is the shortest way home."
"Never take a book by the cover nor a man by the back."
"A whistling woman or a crowing hen there is never a day's luck in the house they are in."
"A burned child fears the fire."
"Many hands make light work."
"Too many cooks spoil the broth."
"Look before you leap."
"When the cat is out the mouse is dancing."
"Empty vessels make most sound."
"When the drink is in the sense is out."
"The learning is no load."
"East or West home is best."
"Better late than never."(continues on next page)
