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School: Mount Talbot (roll number 14056)

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Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Héimhthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 209

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    The proverbs I know are as follows:-
    "He who throws dirt loses ground"
    "A stitch in time saves nine"
    "Save hay while the sun shines"
    "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
    "Better late than never"
    "Facts are stubborn things"
    "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread".
    "Possession is nine points of the law"
    "Procrastination is the thief of time"
    "Set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil".
    "The longest way round is the shortest way home".
    "Saying and doing are two things".
    "Where there is a will there is a way"
    "It is not when the storm is
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Éimhthigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Heavey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon