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1. Proverbs

   

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   "It is a long lane without a turn."
   "Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise"
   "The early bird gets the early worm."
   "The more we get the more we want."
   "Too many cooks spoils the broth."
   "Going too often to town turns your money brown."
   "What you can do today never leave until tomorrow."
   "Two of a trade never agree."
   "There are good goods in small parcels."
   "Before you marry be sure of a house where into tarry."
   "Look before you leap."
   "It is never too late to mend."
   "Strength said the wren when she pulled the worm out of the ditch."
   "As long as the fox runs he is caught at last."
   "Tears are not the only proofs of distress, not the best ones."
   "An opening won't come to one, but one must go to it."
   "A word in earnest is as good as a speech."
   "A penny for your thoughts many would not buy them."
   "The more the merrier."
   "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
   "An onion a day keeps every one away."
   "Ate more fruit and you will be a brute."
   "Dead men tell no tales."
   "You cannot whistle and eat meal."

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
         1. seanfhocail (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Philomena Brady

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Brady

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Trian na Graí, Co. Ros Comáin