School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 094

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 094

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    109 Out of evil cometh good.
    110 Seven herrings are a meal for a salmon.
    111. Listen to the sound of the river, and you will get a trout.
    112 The early bird catches the fly
    113 With their lips they draw near me but their hearts are far from me.
    114. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    115 The wise man always carries his coat.
    116 A watched kettle never boils
    117 Time and tide wait for no man
    118. A new broom sweeps clean and the old one sweeps the corners.
    119. Birds of a feather flock together.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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