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School: Lios an Aonaigh (roll number 1413)

Location:
Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Patrick Cowley
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    There are many old proverbs and true ones about living things. One of them is "Don't count the chickens before they are hatched" which means dont count them when they are in the sheels for you do not know whethere they are dead or alive.
    Another old proverb is "there are many ways for choking a dog beside a rope" which means there are many ways to choke a dog beside with a rope. Another
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartronduffy, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartronduffy, Co. Sligo