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School: Carlingford (B.)

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Carlingford, Co. Louth
Teacher:
C. Ó Blunaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 038

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    1. The pitcher that goes to the well oftenest comes home at last broken.
    2. Treat everyone as a thief and you will never be cheated.
    3. The fox run but is caught at last.
    4. The day you lend you lose a friend.
    5. Once bitten, twice shy.
    6. Look before you leap.
    7. Eaten food is soon forgotten.
    8. The mind is father of the thought.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kevin Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dundalk Street, Co. Louth