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    Agnes Mc Loughlin 23-2-1938
    Streamstown
    Ballisodare
    Co. Sligo
    Proverbs
    1) A burnt child dreads the fire
    2) it's to late to spare when all is spent
    3) enough is as good as a feast
    4) half a loaf is better than no bread
    5) Better late than never
    6) Save the hay while the sun is high
    7) Little said is easy mended
    8) A shut mouth catches no flies
    9) Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
    10) never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
    11) A word in earnest is as good as a speech
    12) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    13) Better to wear shoes than the sheets
    14) A rolling stone gathers no moss
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    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
    Agnes Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Sligo