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School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Colm
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  1. Seanráite

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    "When our Lord sits on our Lady's lap England will meet with some mishap."
    When Good Friday falls on twenty fifth of March there is supposed to be some trouble in store for England.
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  2. Old Sayings for Procrastination

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    "You'll do it when the hens go to Denmark."
    The old people said that when the hens were settling down at night they cluck to each other. There were supposed to be planning to go to Denmark.
    It must have been believed that the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Knockumber, Co. Meath
    Informant
    S. M. Columba
    Gender
    Female