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School: Gleanntán

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Glounthaune, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 100

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  1. Proverbs Heard Locally (continued)

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    one away.
    Sticks and stones would break your bones but names would never hurt you.
    As long as the jug is going to the well it will be broken in the end.
    Better late than never.
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  2. Proverbs Heard Locally

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    Laugh and the world laughs with you.
    The cock crows but the hen delivers the goods.
    Practice makes perfect.
    Soft words often serve in a hard argument.
    A word in court is worth a pound in the pocket.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    The best of goods are made up in small
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katie O' Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Lackenroe, Co. Cork