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School: Cill Chuisigh (roll number 16296)

Location:
Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Ó Damhnaigh
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    A tinkers wife and a tailors wife are two that never agree.
    A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures in the doctor book
    Marry a mountain woman and you marry the mountain.
    Better late than never
    Better to bend than to break
    He comes without asking like the bad weather
    He who drinks water never gets drunk
    The man who advises you is often the man you late.
    It is hard to cut wool from a goat.
    Birds with feathers flock together.
    Dont be swift to speak or slow to learn
    The cows from over the sea have long horns
    Tools build castles and wise men live in them
    A wise man eats to life and a fool lives to eat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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