School: Carrigabruise

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1. Local Proverbs (continued)

   

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   "When the cat's away the mice can play." "You cannot put an old head on young shoulders." "Fine feathers make fine birds." "Too many cooks spoil the broth." "Many hands make light work." "One fool makes many." "Necessity is the mother of invention." "An empty sach does not stand." "Never say you have anything."

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2. Local Proverbs

   

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   "Your pocket is your friend"
   "A friend in need is a friend indeed"
   "The day of the wind is not the day of the scallops"
   "The time the drum beats for battle is not the time to sharpen your swords"
   "God helps them that helps themselves"
   "He who sows reaps"
   "It's an ill wind that blows nobody good"
   "One beetle knows another"
   "A rolling stone gathers no moss."

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