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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 414

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    Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
    The hills are green far away.
    Live horse and you will get grass.
    Necessity is the mother of invention.
    Connaught cows have long horns.
    Better late than ever.
    A half a loaf is better than no bread.
    Slow and sure goes far in the day.
    A stitch in times saves nine.
    A green Christmas makes a fat graveyard.
    The devil is not as black as he is painted.
    It's better be a old mans pet than a young man's slave.
    He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath