School: Bloomhill
- Location:
- Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Nic Annraoi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 448
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- (continued from previous page)37. Life flies death approaches.
38. A stitch in time saves nine.
39. Home sweet home.
40. A windy day is not the day to thatch.
41. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
42. The cows that are across the sea have long horns.
43. Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
44. A closed mouth will catch no flies.
45. If you buy a good thing you will have something.
46. The old dog for the rough road and the young dog for the path
47 If you have only a puck goal be in the middle of the fair with him.
48. It is a long road that has not a turn.
49. Never fret till the snow is on the blanket.
50. Never take the book by the cover
51. What you can do to day never leave it till to marrow.
52. Silence gives consent.
53. May the hay while the sun shines.
