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School: Beacán (C.)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 308

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    women are, there is talk. A friends eye is a good mirror. A person often eats a rod to beat himself. Send a goose to Dover, and a goose she will come over.
    Tell me your company and I'll tell you who you are. The truth is often bitter. Fine feathers make fine birds. Many hands make light work. The truth never choked anybody. Make hay while the sun shines. Hunger is a good sauce.
    One beetle follows another beetle. A blind man is a bad judge of colours. Friends meet but hills never meet. Time is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nell Morley
    Gender
    Female