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School: Banagher (B.)

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Banagher, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maoilchéire
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    Proverbs and Old Sayings.
    A green Xmas makes a fat churchyard.
    One swallow never made a Summer.
    Long churning makes bad bad butter. (said of pairs who are a long time engaged to be married)
    There is no old stocking but meets an old boot.
    You can't make a silk purse out of a sows lug (ear).
    Live horse and you'll eat grass.
    Die dog or eat a hatchet.
    A wet and a windy May fills the
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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
    James J. Mulhare
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly