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School: Árdán, An Bháinseach

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Ardane, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Gormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 139

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    A stitch in time saves nine.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Every dog is bold at his own door.
    When poverty comes indoor love flies out the window.
    You should never take the book by the cover.
    All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
    The younger the chicken the sweeter the picking.
    There's no fireplace like your own fireplace.
    A burned child dreads the fire.
    The early bird picks the worm.
    Make the hay while the sun shines for an hour today is worth two tomorrow.
    Where there's a will there's always
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    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
    Bridget Tobin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossadrehid, Co. Tipperary