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School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)

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Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 317

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  1. Old Proverbs (continued)

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    15. "God is slow but sure".
    16. "A good woman is better than a fortune".
    17. "Every beginning is weak".
    18. "Forgive if you wish to be forgiven"
    19. "Every picture tells a story".
    20. "Ill gotten Ill gone".
    21. "Promises are made to be broken".
    22. "Listen to the sound of the river and you will catch fish".
    23. "Have it yourself or do without it".
    24. "New brooms sweep clean".
    25. "The day of the wind is not the day of the scoff".
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  2. Proverbs

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    1. "Fools learn nothing from wise men but wise men learn much from fools".
    2. Debt is the worst kind of poverty".
    3. "Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you".
    4. "Bend the twig and bend the tree".
    5. "A good when lost is valued most".
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Clooneenbaun, Co. Roscommon