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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 05_009

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  1. Proverbs

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    Proverbs are wise "old sayings" used by people in conversations.
    There are many old sayings around this locality.
    When a person is mending a small hole on a garment, another person may say "Why are you losing thread on that small hole" The first peson says "A stitch in time saves nine.
    When a person is working very hard another person says "Dont be working so hard, take your time. As Pat Duggan says "When your dead your dead for a long time."
    When a person is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Edward Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny