School: Coinicéir, Pallas Green
- Location:
- Nicker, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Beaumont
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0518, Page 186
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- Old Proverbs"Honesty is the best policy."
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
"It is a long lane that has not a turning."
"Live horse and you will get grass."
"Make hay while the sun shines."
"A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning but a rainbow at night is the shepherds delight."
"Spare the rod and spoil the child."
"All is well that ends well."
"You can not put an old head on young shoulders."
"There is a silver lining to every cloud."
"All is not gold that glitters."
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"There is no need to throw water on a drowned rat."
"Show me your company and I will tell you what you are."
"Perseverance brings success."
"Necessity is the mother of invention."
"It is time enough to bid the devil "good-morrow" when you meet him.Philip Gleeson
Linfield
Pallasgreen
- Collector
- Philip Gleeson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Linfield, Co. Limerick
