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School: Moynalvey (roll number 7567)

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Moynalvy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Mrs Bridget M. Kelly
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    If a child has acquired some bad habit from it's parents such as cursing, the proverb "It's not off the ground she licked it" is used.
    If a person avails of some special opportunity to make more money, people say "Make hay while the sun shines."
    The proverb "Live horse and you will get grass" is said when a person is always making promises to return something he has borrowed, but never returns it.
    If there is a storm and a tree is knocked across the road, it prevents people from travelling; but the poor people get the tree for their
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonymeath, Co. Meath