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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 442

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    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    Knowledge is no burden.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    God made the back for the burden.
    The time and tide wait for no man.
    When the wine is in, the sense is out.
    Better late than never.
    Don't take the book by the cover.
    The longest way round is the shortest way home.
    One without dinner means two for supper.
    He is a good hurler who sits on the fence.
    Deep waters flow smooth.
    It's an ill wind that does nobody good.
    A borrowed horse has hard ho?
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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
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo