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School: Abbeylara

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Abbeylara, Co. Longford
Teacher:
John O' Meara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0660

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    "A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse."
    "When you give an old coat don't cut the buttons off."
    "Penny wise pound foolish."
    "The hedges have ears."
    "Better wear out shoes than sheets" Meaning that it is better to get up in the morning and do your work than to stay in bed.
    "Cutting off your nose to spite your face."
    "Rubbing grease on a fat pigs back."
    "Putting soot on your own crook."
    "Early to bed and early to rise makes people healthy wealthy and wise."
    "Hunger is a good sauce."
    "As deep as a draw well."
    "As white as a hounds tooth."
    "All to one side like the handle of a mug"
    Mary A. O'Meara,
    Abbeylara,
    Streete,
    Co. Westmeath
    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
    Mary A. O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbeylara, Co. Longford