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School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)

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Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 522

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  2. Old Proverbs

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    59. Learning is no load to anyone.
    60. A poor man must have a poor wedding.
    61. If you dare a dog he will bite you.
    62. Busy as a liar in company or as a hen at a bag of oats.
    63. A strong person is said to be "as handy as a hedgehog".
    64. He is a bad dog not worth whistling for.
    65. Every fool laughs at his own folly.
    66. It is a bad wind who does not blow good for somebody.
    67. The person who does not sow in the Spring will not reap in the Autumn.
    68. Keep your shop and your shop will
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