School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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    6
    6. Look before you leap.
    7.A good name is above riches.
    8.Save hay while the sun shines.
    9.Manners maketh a man,and want of them the fellow.
    10. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    11.A stitch in time saves nine.
    12.Strike the iron while it is red.
    13.The nearer to the church the farther from God.
    14. Fools live and learn not.
    15.On bird on the hand is better than two in the bush.
    16 Whatever you do, do it well.
    17.One look before you is better than two behind you.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Domhnall Mac Conmara
    Gender
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