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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

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Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    13. Better late than never.
    14. Gods help is nearer to us than the door.
    15. Make hay while the sun shines
    16. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    17. Hunger is good sauce.
    18. What a person will not know it will not trouble him
    19. Whats sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    20. Every dog is stiff at his own door
    21. An old saying cannot be supposed
    22. Spare the rod spoil the child.
    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
    Peggy Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mannin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Mweeloon, Co. Galway