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School: Dún Drongáin (B.) (roll number 7231)

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Drangan, Co. Tipperary
Teachers:
Diarmuid Ó Gormáin Labhrás Ó Gormáín
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    1. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    2. Be just before you are generous.
    3. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
    4. Do as you would be done by.
    5. Enough is as good as a feast.
    6. What you dont know wont trouble you.
    7. A kind word never hurts the tongue.
    8. What you wont sow in Spring you wont reap in Autumn.
    9. To many cooks spoil the broth.
    10. Never put off till tomorrow what what you can do to day.
    11. All is not gold that glitters.
    12. A stitch in time saves nine.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Gerard Hall
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Kyle, Co. Tipperary