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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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    "You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear."
    "People that live in glass-houses should never throw stones."
    "Make hay while the sun shines."
    "The darkest hour is often before the dawn."
    "A burned child dreads the fire"
    "He who laughs last laughs longest."
    "Two heads are better than one"
    "Where there is a muck there is luck."
    "Where there is a will there is a way."
    "Agree for the law is costly"
    "All is not gold the glitters."
    ""Al work and no play
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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