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School: Windgap, Thomastown (roll number 5698)

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 081

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 081

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  1. How Sliabh na mBan Got Its Name (continued)

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    between men and women. If the men won the hill would called Sliab-na-bFear. The women won and it was called Sliab-na-nBan.
    The people did not agree and the King of Ireland wanted to be married he ordered that the women of the parish was to stand at the foot of the and run a race. All the ladies nearly killed themselves running to marry the they king. But alass the old one took her time and got up first and married the king.
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  2. Proverbs

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    "You are as old as Mathusalem's cat"
    "You can bring a horce to the river but the English army could not make him drink"
    "A blight hart lives long."
    "The rippest apple is the soonest rotten"
    "It is time to bid the Devil good-morning when you meet him."
    "Marry in haste and repent with ledsure"
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mamie Houlihan
    Gender
    Female