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School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

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Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 173

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    35. Hard work is never easy, dry bread is never greasy.
    36. You never meet trouble half way.
    37. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    38. Never fret until the snow goes into the bed.
    39. It's a bad wind that does not blow somebody good.
    40. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
    41. A stitch in time saves nine.
    42. The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know.
    43. Better late than never.
    44. Saying and doing are two different things.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kitty Fuery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Kitty Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mary Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon