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School: Donabate (B.)

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Donabate, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
L. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 288

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    11) He's as much gab as a haggard of sparrows
    12) Donabate full of prate
    13) That's what kha
    14) The wonderful works of a whellbarrow
    15) Lovely eyes, and no money
    16) Ha Ha my jewel
    17) What's the use of going home with no bread in the house
    18) All dressed up and no place to go
    19) Faith an' it is
    20) A cat at your age would not play a straw
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    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