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School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)

Location:
Broadford, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Dónall Ó Buachalla
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    Seldom comes better.
    A long churning makes bad butter.
    The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    A watched pot never boils.
    Empty vessels make the most sound.
    Saying and doing are two different things.
    After a storm comes a calm.
    On their merits modest men are dumb.
    Facts are stubborn things.
    As good to be out of the world as out
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Royaloak, Co. Kildare