School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)

Location:
Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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    6. "A wrinkle purse - a wrinkled face."
    7. " A straw best shows how the wind blows."
    8. "A lie has no legs."
    9 "If things were done twice all would be well."
    10 "Man proposes, but God disposes."
    11 "It is too late to spare when all is spent."
    12 "It is good to begin well but it is better to end well."
    13 "Ships dread fire more than water."
    14 Smooth waters run deep."
    15 "Strike the iron while it is hot."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Olive Raftery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloverhill, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Miss C. Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    24
    Address
    Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon