School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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   and wise.
   13. God save all here but the cat.
   14. A big head and no brains.
   15. Beware of those whose eye-brows meet.
   For in their heart there lives deceit.
   16. The eye of a friend is as good as a mirror.
   17. Health is better than wealth.
   18. Obedience is better than sacrifice.
   19. The more hurry the less speed.
   20. The greatest talkers often do the least work.
   21. The early bird catches the early worm.
   22. It is not for nothing the cat winks.
   23. There is no place like home.

   

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   1. Never too late to mend. 2. All that glitters is not gold. 3. Cows far away have long horns. 4. Eaten bread is soon forgotten. 5. Little fish are sweet. 6. Good goods in small parcels. 7. It is the last straw that broke the camels back. 8. it is a sin to steal a pin much less a greater thing. 9. A little learning is a dangerous thing.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ursula Byrnes

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Navan, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Mr T. Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Navan, Co. Meath