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School: Rosmead (roll number 7212)

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Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 151

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    19 You cannot judge a book by the cover.
    20 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    21 He who loveth the danger shall perish there in.
    22 Fortune favours fools.
    23 Do not be a slave to fashion.
    24 He who rises late never does a good days work.
    25 God is nearer than the door.
    26 No matter what you do never boast.
    27 Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.
    28 It's easier said than done.
    29 Man proposes and God disposes.
    30 Home sweet home there is no place like home.
    Kathleen Farrelly
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Farrelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Farrelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Farrelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath