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School: Finner

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Finner, Co. Donegal
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Eilís Máire Ní Nasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 065

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    Never go to the tail when you can get the head. (Said by a countru-man in a shop in Ballyshannon to the assistant, when he heard the owner was available.)
    A straight tree may hace crooked roots.
    High winds blow on high hills.
    Don't throw out the dirty water, until you have the clean.
    A hair in the head is worth two the brush
    The heart sees farther than the head.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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