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School: Gallen

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Gallen, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 150

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    like home.
    (18) Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.
    (19) If the cap fits you wear it.
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    (1) A good name is better than riches
    (2) Nature breaks out through the eyes of a cat.
    (3) It is like the people of Bun-all (theres) they are always going to do it and they never do it
    (4) The windy day is not the day for thatching
    (5) It is never too late to mend
    (6) Never leave for to-morrow what you can do to-day
    (7) It is as old as Kate Kearneys cat
    (8) He is as tough as a cows tail
    (9) Hold what you have and you
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Doolin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs C. Doolin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly