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School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)

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Edengora, Co. Meath
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Michael Hetherton
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    The old Irish had a lot of proverbs some of which are as follows :-
    Look before you leap.
    Tell me your company and I will tell you what you are.
    An empty house is better than a bad tenant.
    Work begun is half done.
    Two heads are better than one.
    The stone that the mason rejected became the top of the corner.
    It is a long road that has no bend.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    The used key is always bright.
    The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
    The early bird catches the worm.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    A straw shows how the wind blows.
    All that glittes is not gold.
    The blind leading the blind.
    Physician heal thyself.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghavally, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Bernard Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghavally, Co. Meath