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School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

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Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc
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    The people in my district have many proverbs and old sayings, here are some of them.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    A windy day is not a day for thatching.
    Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
    Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you.
    He that has a wish for his supper may go to bed hungry.
    Health is better than wealth.
    Wilful waste makes woeful want.
    A willing heart lightens work.
    Make hay while the sun shines.
    Better buy than borrow.
    Strike the iron while it is hot.
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    A long threatening comes at last.
    A pig's can never make mutton.
    When the cat is out the mice can
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Owen Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cloonagun, Co. Sligo