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School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

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Walterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 237

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    bad name and you may hang him. Give him plenty of rope and he'll hang himself. Birds of feather flock together. Beggars can't be choosers. Broken promises break no bones.
    Written by
    Maureen Harford,
    Danestown,
    Balrath,
    Co Meath
    Given by
    Mrs Harford
    same address
    (40 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Proverbs and Sayings

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    Proverbs and Sayings
    Born with a silver spoon in his mouth,
    Honest is the best policy.
    Set a thief to catch a thief.
    All is not gold that glitters.
    He who laughs last laughs longest.
    Fair promises break no bones.
    Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
    You can't see the tree because of the wood.
    Penny wise - pound foolish.
    Beg from a beggar and you'll never grow rich.
    Better late than never.
    The middle of the road has no ditch.
    Written by
    Mary B. Kelly
    Monktown
    Brownstown
    Navan
    Co Meath
    Given by
    J. O'Kelly T.D
    (aged about 50 years)
    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
    Mary B. Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monktown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    J. P. Kelly
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Monktown, Co. Meath

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    “When the boys are playing Pitch and Toss they have a saying All on the road for Keating.”

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    When the boys are playing "Pitch and Toss" they have a saying "All on the road for (Kalvin) Keating". Nick Keating was a "runner", to hounds. He used to open gates for the hunting people, and the lady or gentleman would give Nick a shilling or two shillings for helping them. When Whitty Butler (grand-uncle of Dick butler's - Dick now lives in Baltray) fell on the road at
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