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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 453

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  1. Local Proverbs (continued)

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    15. A bird in thehand is worth two
    in the bush.
    16. One good turn deserves
    another.
    17. Rome was not built in a day.
    18. Good work deserves good
    wages.
    19. Never say die until you are
    dead.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laurence Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blackhall, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Patrick Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bellcotton, Co. Louth

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    26. Young a gambler old a beggar.
    27. Do your duty come what may.
    28. Open your hand to the needy.
    29. Promise little and do much.
    30. Quiet words are weighty words.
    31. Skill is better than strength.
    32. Violent fires soon burn out.
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