School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    Empty vessels makes most noise.
    Don't judge the book by its cover.
    It is easiar to fall than to rise.
    It is better to bend then to break.
    Many hands make light work.
    To many cooks spoils the broth.
    It is hard to kill a bad thing.
    Wilful waste makes woeful want.
    Youth is bold but age is wise.
    What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.
    A fool has his own sence.
    One natural tooth is worth twenty false ones.
    There is luck on the fool
    A speedy person in grasping at more often loses all.
    Everydays trouble is enough for
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mitchell
    Gender
    Female