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School: Rush (C.) (roll number 16125)

Location:
Rush, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Monahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 207

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    Some proverbs used by the people in rush are:
    "When Lambay wears a cap let Rush men beware of that."
    "Wooden legs run in families."
    "A green Christmas makes a rank graveyard."
    "A green coated Mother-in-law is always the best"
    The first proverb is giving advice to sailors. The second one is usually said by the old people. When they talk about a person who perhaps has some disease they say "It runs in the blood like the wooden legs."
    "A Green Christmas makes a rank graveyard" means that when a Christmas is very fine or mild
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rush, Co. Dublin