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School: Páirc na Rian (C.), Rampark, Jenkinstown (roll number 4882)

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Rampark, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Fhlannagáin
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    Answers for inquistive people. Where are you going -
    1. I am going to Flanders to spanchel ganders.
    2. I am going to Bellhacks for buttermilk
    Lazy People
    1. As stiff as Murtaghs shirt that was seven years in starch.
    2. As stiff as a poker.
    3. As full as a tick.
    4. A lazy mans load.
    5. A long thread for a lazzy tailor
    6. As thin as a whip.
    7. Lying up like a churn a drying
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    1. You cannot catch an old sparrow with chaff.
    2. Empty vessels make the greatest noise.
    3. Convince a fool against his will,
    He'll have his own opinions.
    4. A bird in the hand is worth
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    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
    Tressa Ní Concubhair
    Gender
    Female