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School: Cill Íomair (C )

Location:
Killimor and Boleybeg, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Eilís Ní Dhomhnaill Brighid Nic Chormaic
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    58. Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
    60. Between two stools we came to the ground.
    62. Learning is a light load.
    63. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost
    For want of a shoe, the horse was lost
    For want of a horse, the rider was lost
    All for the want of a horse shoe nail
    64. Covetousness bursts the bag.
    65. Before you marry make sure of a house wherein to tarry.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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