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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 506

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    Long ago the people of Heathfield had a lot of old sayings. Here are some of them I heard :-
    "One good turn deserves another".
    This means if a person does you a good turn at any time, and should it be in your power later to do him a good turn, you should not forget that he helped you once, and that now is your opportunity to prove a friend to him. But very often people forget their kind benefactors and because of this the saying arose.
    "A closed mouth catches no flies". If you keep your mouth
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas O' Hara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortatoor, Co. Mayo