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School: Gleanntán

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Glounthaune, Co. Cork
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Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 099

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  2. Proverbs Heard Locally

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    A good run is better than a bad stand. A watched pot never boils. A stitch in time saves nine. Never cry over spilt milk. A rolling stone gathers no moss. You can take a horse to the well but you can't make him drink. He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day.
    Kind cat kind kitten.
    The cutest hen lays out.
    Promise little and do good.
    Make hay when the sun shines.
    Exchange is no robbery.
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away but an onion a day keeps every
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