School: Darver (C.), Dundalk (roll number 10547)

Location:
Darver, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhuireagain
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    "The same sack same sample."
    "A stich in time saves nine."
    "Better late than never."
    "Anything that is worth doing at all is worth doing well."
    "Show me the book and I will tell you the kind of you."
    "Charity begins at home."
    "The measure you give is the measure you get."
    "Where there are women there is gab."
    "A watched pot never boils."
    "If "ifs" and "ands" would make tin cans there would be no call for tinsmiths."
    "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do to-day."
    "When the cat is out the mice can play."
    "As cunning as a fox."
    "Every picture tells a story."
    "Throwing apples into an orchard."
    "It is easier said than done."
    "Two heads are better than one."
    "All that glitters is not gold."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Kerr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stephenstown, Co. Louth