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School: Fearglass (roll number 15616)

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Fearglass South, Co. Leitrim
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Proinnsias Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 443

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    66. Fools be seldom thanked.
    67 At the working mans door hunger looks in but dares not enter.
    68 The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
    69 One to day is worth two to morrows.
    70 What the eye does not see the heart does not feel.
    71 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    72 If March comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb.
    73 I never saw an often removed tree or yet an often removed family as well as thoes [?]settled be. [?]
    74 Beauty in a maiden is much admired but virtue in her is more required.
    75 An Old debt is better than an old sore.
    76 A cut head is easy bled
    77 If you are going any place and meet a red haired woman on the road you will have bad-luck and if you meet a black haired woman you will have good-luck.
    78 If you are going any place and see one mag you will have bad-luck but if you see two mags you will have good-luck.
    79 Never let the sun go down on your anger.
    80 Never count your chickens till they are hatched .
    81 When the old cock crows the young one learns.
    82 Long churning makes bad butter.
    83 Never take the book by the cover.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Ciss Bohan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mary T. Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mary Whitney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick J. Bohan
    Gender
    Male