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School: Brannockstown (roll number 16817)

Location:
Brannockstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 433

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    "It is better to bend than to break".
    "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise"
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  2. Proverbs

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    "There is no use of putting up an umbrella till it rains."
    "Lock the stable door when the steed is stolen."
    "The money is made round to go around and is made flat to pile up."
    "A watched pot never boils".
    "Gathered in straws and goes in bundles."
    "You can bring a horse to water but you can't make him drink."
    "Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you."
    "Make hay while the sun shines."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Price
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grange More, Co. Kildare