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School: St Mary's, Bridge-End

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Bridge End, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 175

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    As the day lengthens the cold strengthens.
    Live long horse and you will get oats.
    Far off hills look green.
    An empty vessel makes most noise.
    A new brush sweeps clean.
    A red headed man in the morning is unlucky.
    One magpie in the morning is for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and four for a boy.
    An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
    A hungry eye sees far.
    Leave well enough alone.
    Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
    A bad beginning makes a good end.
    Don't brag until you see what happens.
    Too many cooks spoils the broth.
    The tail of a herring, the head of a a snail served a wedding for innocent nail.
    If you speak about the devil he is sure to appear.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Ní Lochlainn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coshquin, Co. Derry