School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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- "A stitch in times saves nine"
""You never miss the water until the well runs dry"
"A rolling stone gathers no moss"
"A shut mouth catches no flies"
"Health is better than wealth"
"If you don's sour in spring you wont reap in the autumn"
"A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush"
"Rubbing fat to a fat pigs back"
"Time and tide waits for no man" - Usually grown up people go round from house to house on St. Stephens day. They recite the wren poem(continues on next page)