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School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)

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Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Ó Dúnlaing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 523

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 523

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    Some of them sell small articles to the value of a shilling. Another man calls to this district once a month, and who is called the bag-man, because he carries an old leather case.
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  2. Local Proverbs

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    Half a loaf is better than no bread.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    The tiredness goes but the good remains.
    A good run is better than a bad stand.
    Time nor tide waits for no man.
    A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Youth is a precious thing, when put to good use.
    Foreign cows have long horns.
    Enough is as good as a feast.
    Hunger is a sweet sauce.
    The shut hand receives only the clenched fist.
    Birds of a feather flock together.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annette Dowling
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny