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School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)

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Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0213, Page 117

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    1. We can learn a lesson from each of the old sayings handed down to us by famous men such as "keep a firm grip on your homestead" by Parnell.
    2. Earth's highest station ends in "here he lies" by Yount
    3. Burn everything that comes from England except the coal (Swift)
    4. Necessity does everything well
    5. Feast and your halls are crowded.
    6. Fast and the work goes by.
    7. A life of pleasure is the most unpleasant lift in the world by Goldsmith.
    8. Truth is stranger than fiction by Byron
    9. Defend me from my friends.
    10. Never tell your troubles to your friends because they are only glad to hear them.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim