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School: Beárna Dhearg (C ) (roll number 14634)

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Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0026, Page 0092

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  1. Old Sayings

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    "He that blows in the dust fills his own eyes"
    "A bad wound heals; a bad name kills"
    "Gluttony kills more than the sword"
    "One to day is worth two to morrows"
    "A penny saved is twopence clear"
    "He who saves finds"
    "There are no gains without pains"
    "A young man idle and old man needy"
    "A good word for a bad one is worthy much and costs nothing"
    "A friend is never known till needed"
    "A good servants make a good master"
    "Much would have more and lost all"
    "One is not so soon healed as hurt"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Galway