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School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.

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Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Haodha
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    Empty pockets make most noise

    A man without learning wearing fine clothes is just like a pig with a gold ring around his nose

    When you go to Rome you mus do as the romans do
    Dunghills rising and castles falling
    As the old cock crows the young cock learns
    The old dog for the long road and the pup for the puddle
    A sudden death is no disgrace to any man
    Put a beggar on horseback and let him ride to the devil

    The hills and mountains never meet but the people sometimes do

    Illness is the comfort of the doctors
    You cannot put an old
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Éamonn Ó Catháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry