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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

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Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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    4. Better wear shoes than sheets.
    It is to late to lock the stable when the horse is gone.
    It is an ill wind that blows good to nobody.
    Mis fortunes never come alone.
    Rome was not built in a day.
    The truth itself is sour.
    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
    Patrick Bellew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Bellew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth