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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 241

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    When the cats away the mice will play.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    Its the tea thats keeping you alive and its the tea thats killing you.
    The thing the child sees the child does.
    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    A stitch in time, saves nine.
    Two heads are better than one.
    Fools make pies for wise men to eat.
    The proof of the pudding is in the eating of it.
    God never shuts one door but he opens another.
    You never miss the water till the well runs dry.
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    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
    Annie Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath