School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór

Location:
Kells, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máthais Íde
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  3. XML “Proverbs”
  4. XML “The Magpie”

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    after the robbery.
    29. Don't cast a clout till May is out.
    30. A drowning man will catch at a straw.
    31. There are two sides to every story.
    32. A full sack won't bend.
    33. Time and tide waits for no man.
    34. Don't make a custom and don't break a custom.
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  2. Some people believe that according to the number of magpies seen at a time, they serve as omens of good or bad luck. So the rhyme says:-
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Heary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13