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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 252

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    a bad walk.
    Pride always gets a fall.
    Its a long road there is not a turn in.
    Never put off until tomorrow what you can do to-day.
    A friend in need is a friend indeed.
    Its often a person's tongue breaks his nose.
    Hunger is the best sauce.
    A light heart lives long.
    He who laughs last laughs best.
    Charity begins at home.
    A wrinkled purse, a wrinkled face.
    An idle man tempts the devil.
    No noble tasks were ever
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sheehy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mary Sheehy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath