School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)

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1. Proverbs Used in this Locality

   

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   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A half a loaf is better than no bread. A rolling stone gathers no moss. It's a long road without a turn. It's better late than never. It's a bad dog is not worth whistling for. Cows over the seas have long horns. A shilling honestly got, lies as well in a poor mans pocket as a golden guinea in a rich man's purse. It's better live in hopes than die in despair. Borrowed horses have hard hoofs. Talking is silver and silence is golden. Stitch in time saves nine. A constant drop of water wears away the hardest stone. A constant maw of towser masticates the toughest bone. the constant cooing lover carries off the blushing maid. The constant advertiser is the one who gets the trade. Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you will weep alone. A cat in gloves catches no mice. The old dog for the hard road and the

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Wrynn

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Attimanus, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Joe Wrynn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Attimanus, Co. Leitrim