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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Tráighlí

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
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An tSr. Proinnsias
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    38. What is bound in the harvest is reaped in the spring.
    39. Practise makes perfect.
    40. A watched pot never boils.
    41. Practice what you preach.
    42. Never judge the book by the cover.
    43. Far away cows wear long horns.
    44. It never rains, but it pours,
    45. Birds of a feather flock together.
    46. Constant dropping wears the stone
    47. Never leave until to-morrow what you can do to-day
    48. Perseverance wins the crown.
    49. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
    50. The more the merrier.
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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
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballygarran, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygarran, Co. Kerry