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School: Dillonsbridge (roll number 8501)

Location:
Philpotstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
A.B. Ní Chumhaill
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    companions.
    32. If you watch the kettle it will not boil.
    33. You will never miss the shelter until you cut the bush.
    34. Stitch in time saves nine.
    35. What's play to one is death to another.
    36. You cant kill three things with one blow.
    37. To many cooks spoil the broth.
    38. The more hurry the less speed.
    39. When the battle starts is not time to sharpen your spear.
    40. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
    41. Curiosity that killed the cat and satisfaction made him fat.
    42. Born with a silver spoon in its mouth.
    43. Ill gotten ill goes
    44. The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.
    45. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
    46. A head of cabbage is never any good till its white.
    47. Never throw good money after bad.
    48. They that pay the piper call the tune.
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    34. Stitch in time saves nine.
    35. What's play to one is death to another.
    36. You cant kill three things with the one blow.
    37. To many cooks spoil the broth.
    38. The more hurry the less speed.
    39. When the battle starts is not time to sharpen your spear.
    40. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
    41. Curiosity that killed the cat and satisfaction made him fat.
    42. Born with a silver spoon in its mouth.
    43. Ill gotten ill goes
    44. The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.
    45. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
    46. A head of cabbage is never any good till its white.
    47. Never throw good money after bad.
    48. They that pay the piper call the tune.
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    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
    Ita Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Jordanstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Brendan Fleming
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Jordanstown, Co. Meath