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

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Navan, Co. Meath
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An tSr. Concepta le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 007

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  2. Old Sayings

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    1. Ill got, ill gone.
    2. Labour is hard work.
    3. Honesty is the best policy.
    4. What is a home without a mother.
    5. The truth never killed a man.
    6. Whiskey when you are sick makes you well.
    7. Whiskey when you are well makes you sick.
    8. Curses like crows come to roost.
    9. Tell me your company and I will tell you who you are.
    10. You cannot make a silk purse out of a pig's ear
    11. Ripping and sewing keeps a man going.
    12. The best of friends must part.
    13. Curiosity killed a cat.
    14. Marry a woman from the mountain and you marry the mountain.
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