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School: Barratitoppy (roll number 14664)

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Barratitoppy Lower, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 148

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    Far away fields look green.
    There is no fireside like your own fireside.
    A man that has no money wants no purse. A man that has no learning is far, far worse.
    A dead man tells no tales.
    The day of the wind is not the day of the scollop.
    A friend in need is surely a friend indeed.
    A dead man makes no noise.
    I will settle your career.
    Far away cows have long horns.
    It is a long road that has no turn to it.
    From CarrickmacCross to Crossmaglen, there are more rogues than honest men.
    Long churning makes bad butter.
    You have not an ounce nor the paper it was in.
    There is many a change in a harvest day.
    An empty bag cannot stand.
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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
    Patrick Mac Caffrey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghanameena, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    John Lappin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Aghanameena, Co. Monaghan