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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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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    (9) Frost is better than continuous rain.
    (10) What is nearest to the heart is nearest to the lips.
    (11) Time is a good storyteller.
    (12) The man that won't submit to the rainy day won't live to comb a grey head.
    (13) All that glitters is not gold.
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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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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Mullany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynadooey, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Tim Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Derrynadooey, Co. Roscommon