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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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    28. Praise a fair day at night.
    29. A good beginning is half the work.
    30. You can't put an old head on young shoulders.
    31. The longest day must have an end and the dearest friend must part.
    32. The truth is often bitter.
    33. I have often heard the Irish proverb. "Is geal leis an bfriac ndubh a gcearrcaig féin." When I asked my mother to translate it she said "The coal black raven or flattering crow, thinks her own young-ones are as white as snow.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female