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School: Gleann an Chairthe (roll number 13345)

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Glencar, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Mag Ualghairg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0193, Page 229

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    neck twisted.
    A bag on a beggar man's back.
    Whats the lightest city in the world.
    Cork
    When was beef the highest?
    When the cow jumped over the moon.
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  2. Proverbs

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    Things that are got dishonest go badly.
    Many a good father reared a bad son.
    Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
    The thing that is bought dear is often sold cheap.
    A shut mouth is like a fortified town.
    It was often a person's mouth broke his nose.
    The windy day is not the day for the scallop.
    A new brush sweeps clean but it takes the old one to sweep the corners.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Ruddy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tawnymoyle, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Bernard Ruddy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Tawnymoyle, Co. Leitrim