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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 396

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  2. Proverbs

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    (1) A liar wants great memory.
    (2) Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
    (3) The longest way round is the shortest way home
    (4) He who laughs last laughs best
    (5) It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen
    (6) A man may lead a horse to the pond edge, but twenty men may never make
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