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School: Belturbet (B)

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 361

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 361

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  3. XML “Leprechaun”
  4. XML “Proverbs”

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  1. Leprechaun

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noel Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Sullivan
    Gender
    Male

  2. Proverbs (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    a goat. Smooth water runs deep.
    Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
    Better late than never.
    A (l) rolling stone gathers no moss.
    A mans mouth often gets his nose broke. The juice of a cow is good dead or alive.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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