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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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    A stitch in time saves nine?
    It is never to late to mend.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    Work is better than talk.
    Hunger is good sauce
    An idle person temps the devil
    Empty vessels make most sound
    The man in the ditch is the best hurler.
    The wind does not blow the best man
    Liars ought to have good memories
    Keep the main road and you are safe.
    On their meirits modest men are
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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
    Rosy Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Mitchell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway