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School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

Location:
Killadangan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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    Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
    As crooked as the law, or as straight as the law of god.
    Don't judge the book by the cover.
    As hardy as a hedgehog.
    As tiny as a wren's mouth.
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Dont throw out the dirty water, until you have the clean water in.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Nan Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonagh, Co. Mayo