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School: Muine Mór

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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  1. Old Sayings

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    The old sayings that are used have here are: Many hands make light work. Your pocket is your best friend. A stitch in time saves nine. A bird in the hand in worth two in the bush. All light tasks were hard at first. Divide small and serve all. If marchcomes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb, and if it comes in like a lamb it goes out like a lion. They are chips off the old block. You never miss the water till the well goes dry. As blind as a bat. He has eyes like a cat. He is as bold as a pet pig. It is as sound as bell metel. As sweet as a nut.
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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
    Thomas Mac Ternan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenymore, Co. Leitrim