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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 2258)

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Fermoy, Co. Cork
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    Old Sayings
    1. Every little helps.
    2. A watched kettle never boils.
    3. Speak correctly if you speak at all.
    4. It is difficult to cut wool off a goat.
    5. It is often a person's mouth broke their
    nose.
    6. Work is better than talk.
    7. Cows from over the sea wear long horns.
    8. Your pocket is your friend.
    9. One penny gets another.
    10. Tis hard for an empty bag to stand
    upright.
    11. You can't get blood out of a turnip.
    12. Empty vessels make most sound.
    I heard these old sayings in my own home.
    Chrissie Keogh,
    Avondhu Grange,
    Fermoy.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Chrissie Keogh
    Address
    Grange West, Co. Cork