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School: Calry (roll number 10473)

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Colgagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Róisín Mhig Ualghairg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 241

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    15 Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
    16 I like tea but it is not good for me
    17 All that glitters is not gold.
    18 Cheerfulness is sunshine in a home
    19 Too many cooks spoil the broth
    20 A stitch in time saves nine.
    21 Method is the true key to business
    22 Patience is a quiet dignity of soul.
    23 Rising late, one must gallop all day.
    24. Truth is the fairest guiding star.
    25. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
    26. Walls have ears
    27. Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
    28. Too much bed makes a dull head.
    29. All is not gold that glitters
    30. I like tea but its not good for me.
    31. Look before you leap
    32. By hook or by crook.
    33. New brooms sweep clean but the old ones know the corners
    34. Take care of the pence and the pounds will mind themselves.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maud Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edenbaun, Co. Sligo