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School: Mín Bán (roll number 15394)

Location:
Meenbane, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Coluim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 421

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  1. Old Sayings (continued)

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    70 Beauty is only skin deep.
    71 Forced prayers are not good for the soul.
    72 Never meet sorrow half way.
    73 One is never too old to learn.
    74 A wise man always carries his coat to the bog.
    75 Sorrow never comes too late.
    76 Happiness too quickly flies.
    77 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    78 There's always a blue and a better blue.
    79 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    80 You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's lug.
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  2. Old Sayings

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    1. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    2. A barking dog will never bite.
    3. Far away hills seems green.
    4. God bless the mark.
    5. Always help a lame dog over a stile
    6. When neighbours house is on fire always mind your own.
    7. Smooth waters run deep.
    8. Better late than never.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen O' Boyle
    Gender
    Female