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School: Camphill (B.) (roll number 1347)

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Bleachgreen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Michael Harte
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 124

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    1. A friends eyes is a good mirror.
    2. He who laughs last laughs best.
    3. Look before you leap.
    4. Comes without asking like bad weather.
    5. Rome wasn't built, within a day.
    6. The windy day isn't the day for the thatcher.
    7. Every dog has his day
    8. Sheep were lost for a halfpenny worth of tar.
    9. A crow's egg young crow.
    10. Faint heart never won fair lady.
    11. One without dinner means two for supper.
    12. A bird in the hand means two in the bush.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vincent J. Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Collooney, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mary Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Collooney, Co. Sligo