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School: Fergus View, Lissycasey (roll number 10322)

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Caherea, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Gearaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 442

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    Water is a good drink if taken in the right spirit.
    The brighter the moon shines the more the dog howls.
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  2. Proverbs

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    What the fool writes he reads himself.
    Live horse and you will get grass.
    The day of the storm is not the day for the scollop.
    A small leak can sink a great ship.
    Far off cows wear long horns.
    Don't count your chickens until they are hatched.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Lismorris, Co. Clare