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School: An Mhódh-Scoil, Sligeach

Location:
Sligo, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Guy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 288

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    16 "Where there's a will there's a way".
    17 "Never grasp at too much or you may loose all".
    18 "Silence is golden".
    19 "Shut mouth catches no flies".
    20 "For the want of a nail the shoe was lost
    For the want of a shoe the horse was lost
    For the want of the horse the farmer was lost and all for the want of a horse-shoe nail".
    21 Don't count your chickens until they are hatched".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ivan Irwin
    Gender
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