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School: St. Anne's (B.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 203

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  1. Old Proverbs and Sayings

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    "A stitch in time saves nine"
    "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
    "If the sky would fall we would all catch larks"
    "If you stand in front of the fire you stand in front of the fire there will be storm"
    "A person's mouth often broke his nose."
    "It is a long road that has no turn"
    "An empty can makes most noise"
    "Jills are green far away"
    "It is unlucky to look at the moon through a glass."
    "If you see a magpie it is for sorrow."
    "If you see two it is for joy."
    "If you see three it is for wedding. "
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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
    Emmet Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Johnny Kearans
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Philip Shaffrey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Sean Traynor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Willie Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Galbolie, Co. Cavan