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School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)

Location:
Ballymartle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Patrick Kelleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 099C

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    13. The nearer to the chapel the farther away from the altar.
    14. As long as the jug is going to the well it will be broken.
    15. Put a beggar on a horse and he will ride to the devil.
    16. It is the dirty horse that throws his legs the fardest.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Scannell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Thomas Scannell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Cork