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

Location:
Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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    wood.
    55. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
    56. Seek and you shall find.
    57. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
    58. The month of May brings people to the grave.
    Betty Casserly,
    Springville,
    Kells, Co Meath
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  2. 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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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Johnsbrook, Co. Meath