School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)

Location:
Rosenallis, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs L. Dagg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 382

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  1. "One beetle knows another"
    "One penny gets another"
    "A new brush sweeps clean"
    "A full purse makes a light heart"
    "If the cap suits you,wear it"
    "An empty sack doesn't stand"
    "Man proposes,but God disposes"
    "It is often a persons mouth broke his nose"
    "The truth never choked a man"
    "It is difficult to cut wool off a goat"
    "A good beginning is half the work"
    "A windy day is not a day for thatching"
    "On the pigs back"
    "Two heads are better than one"
    "Cows across the sea have long horns"
    "You are a chip off the old block"
    "God is nearer than the door"
    "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures in the doctor's book"
    "Every one has his own story"
    "He is a good hurler who sits on the fence"
    "Marry a mountain woman and you marry
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Laois