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School: Baile na Carraige, Cill Díoma (roll number 11295)

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Ballynacarriga, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Gríobhtha
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    (1) the best hurlers are always on the fence.
    (2) The nearest to church is the farthest from the alter.
    (3) Take the ball with the first hop.
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    (1) Never leave in till to morrow which you can do to day.
    (2) We make ourselves our own distress, we are ourselves our happiness.
    (3) Gentle words fall lightly, but they have a great weight.
    (4) But bear to day whate'er to day may bring ; Tis the one way to make to morrow sing.
    (5) happiness is not perfected until it is shared.
    (6) Every failure teaches a man something, if he will but learn.
    (7) We get out of life what we put into it.
    (8) No great man ever complains of lack of
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pat Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick