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School: Lios an Aonaigh (roll number 1413)

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Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Patrick Cowley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0178, Page 325

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    old proverb is "Don't make hay of a windy day" which means it would be all blown away away with the strong wind. The calm day is the day for making or saving hay.
    There is another one which means "the windy day is not the day for putting up thatch" which means dont put up thatch on a house of a windy day thatch and man might be blew away.
    Another one is "the people who live in glass houses
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartronduffy, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartronduffy, Co. Sligo