School: Loughmoe (C.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 7594)

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1. Old Proverbs (continued)

   

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   Live horse and you'll get grass.
   You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
   Have it yourself or be without it.
   The windy day is'nt the day for the scollops.
   You can't put an old head on young shoulders
   You can't judge a book by it's cover
   What the pooka writes he reads himself.
   It's a bad wind that does not blow some one good.
   A good beginning is half the work.
   Where there's a will there's a way.
   A shut mouth catches no flies.
   Never share your supper for your breakfast.
   Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
   Always look before you leap
   Half a loaf is better than no bread
   A friend in need is a friend indeed
   You will never miss the water

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Mc Grath

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Mc Grath

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary