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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 132

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 132

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
    "The longest way round is the shortest way home."
    "He who plants trees loves other besides himself."
    "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
    "A windy day is not the day for the scollops."
    "Listen to the noise of the river and you'll catch fish."
    "Unless you sow in Spring you won't trash in Autumn."
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  2. Back to Butlerwood

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    One night a man from this parish was travelling through a field in Butlerswood. He saw a door opening in the field and he went into a rath. This man was after robbing a priests house.
    When he went into the rath all the fairies welcomed him and they gave him a little red cap. His cap was enchanted for when he put it
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie O' Shea
    Gender
    Female