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

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
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Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. Old Sayings

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    7-2-'38
    Old Sayings.
    Work is better than talk.
    Your pocket is your friend.
    Lie with the lamb and rise with the bird.
    One beetle knows another beetle.
    " penny knows another.
    A new brush sweeps clean.
    " full purse makes a light heart.
    An empty sack doesn't stand.
    A slow fire makes sweet malt.
    A Knave is one Knave but a fool is many.
    A Lie has no legs.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
    A penny saved is a penny gained.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Mary Agnes Barrett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaderry, Co. Galway