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School: Newtown, Borris

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Newtown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 523

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    Practice makes perfect,
    Fair long fair foul,
    Example is powerful especially if it's good,
    Covetousness burst the bag,
    Fools make feasts for wise men to eat.
    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
    Rosanna Mac Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolyhune, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Mac Donald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Coolyhune, Co. Carlow