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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

Location:
Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 150

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    (1) The last straw breaks the heroes back.
    (2) A stitch in time saves nine.
    (3) An inch is as good as a mile.
    (4) A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    (5) A hungry eye sees far.
    (6) A little pot is soon hot.
    (7) Small leaks sink ships.
    (8) The fox can't run long until it is caught.
    (9) Courage is half the battle of life.
    (10) Necessity is the mother of invention.
    (11) A penny saved is a penny earned.
    Collected by:
    Michael Sloane (14 yrs)
    Bavan,
    Omeath
    From:
    Peter Sloane (50 yrs)
    Same address
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Peter Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth