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School: Brannockstown (roll number 16817)

Location:
Baile na mBreatnach, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 432

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    "The longer you live the more you know."
    "Anything that is not done in time is never done."
    Collected by Jim Keogh
    Never lose an old friend for a new one
    Told by his Mother
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Proverbs

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    "Marry a mountain woman and you marry the mountain."
    "An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron"
    "The beginning of health is sleep."
    "A stitch in time saves nine"
    "it is too late to sharpen one's tusk when the drum beats to battle"
    "Praise the fools as you find them"
    "It is easier to fall than to rise"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. seanfhocail (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Mackey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile na mBreatnach, Co. Chill Dara