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School: Cnoc, Abbeyleix (roll number 2324)

Location:
Knockardagur, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Seán Ó Huallacháin
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  2. Local Proverbs

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    "Win gold and wear it"
    "A stitch in time saves nine"
    "An inch of an escape is as good as a mile"
    "Many hands makes light work"
    "Make hay while the sun shines"
    "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink"
    "A Slow fire makes sweet malt"
    "A watched pot never boils"
    "Fair and easy goes far int he day"
    "If you loose and hour in the morning you will be hunting for it all day"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghnacross, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr F. Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghnacross, Co. Laois