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School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)

Location:
Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 362

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    "To spend, or to lend, or to give in. Tis a very good world that we live in, but to borrow or beg or get one's own; tis the very worst world that ever was known."
    "Keep your shop and your shop will keep you."
    "Misgive that you may not mistake."
    "As you brew you must bake."
    "A man will never change his mind if he has no mind to change."
    "The last draw breaks the horse's back."
    "A fool's bolt is soon shot."
    "Bachelors and Maidens children are well reared."
    "Bend the twig and bend the tree."
    "Covetousness burst the bag."
    "Clouds afar look black or gay closely seen they all are gray."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Letfort
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon