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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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  1. Proverbs

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    Many a person cuts a rod to beat himself.
    A good beginning is half the work.
    Don't point scollops on a windy day.
    As crooked as a ram's horn.
    Many hands make light work.
    Bend the twig bend the tree.
    As rich as a few.
    The hard road for the old dog, the path for the pup.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Teresa Gilbane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Minkill, Co. Leitrim

  2. Proverbs

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    As mad as a March hare.
    As clean as a hound's tooth.
    As happy as the flowers in May.
    As busy as a nailer.
    As bitter as the top of a rowan berry.
    A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse.
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