School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

Location:
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Margaret Flynn

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 127

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The truth never choked a man.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Ill got, ill gone.
Charity begins at home.
A lie has no legs.
A penny saved is a penny gained.
As you brew, you must bake.

He who bathes in May shall soon be left in clay.
Nothing will go to loss that a hen can not pick or a dog cannot lick.
Poverty is the beginning of wisdom.

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Collector
Maureen Cullen
Gender
female
Language
English