School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

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   11. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
   12. Practise what you preach
   13. Do not spur a willing horse.
   14. What's bred in the marrow, comes out in the bone.
   15. It's hard to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

   

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2. Proverbs

   

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   1. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 2. It's a long lane that has no turning. 3. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. 4. An eaten loaf is soon forgotten. 5. Forced prayers - no devotion. 6. Actions speak louder than words. 7. Your son is your son to day but your daughter is your daughter forever. 8. You can bring a horse to water but you cannot make him drink. 9. A closed mouth catches no flies. 10. As long as the pitcher goes to the well it's broken at last. 11. Many hands make light work. 12. No news is good news. 13. Easy got - easy gone.

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   Topics

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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Carmel Maguire

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Miss Phelan

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Daly

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Maguire

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male