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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 105

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    Time is a good storyteller. The juice of a cow is good alive or dead. Work is better than talk. There is no feast till a roast and no torment till marriage. your pocket is your friend. Lie with the lamb and rise with the bird. A full purse makes a light heart. An empty sack doesn't stand. It is a long road that has no turning. It is often a person's mouth broke his nose. A good word never broke his mouth. The truth never choked a man. It is difficult to cut the wool of a goat. A good beginning is half the work. A windy day is not a day for thatching. The thing that is bought dear is often sold cheap.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Michael Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath