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School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)

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Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 442

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    1. " Round as the world that goes upon wheels,
    If death was a thing that money could buy,
    The rich would live and the poor would die".
    2. You are better "your lone" than in bad company.
    3. A light purse is a heavy curse.
    4. A little pot is soon hot.
    5. You are never late a bad fair.
    6. A nice wife and a back door often make a rich man poor
    7. You are a fool and it is a fault.
    8. A man without learning and wearing good clothes
    Is like a gold ring in a barrow pig's nose.
    9. A small spark makes a great fire
    10. A penny saved is a pound earned
    11. A clocking goose gathers no fat.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Mc Gourty
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Tullynahaia, Co. Leitrim