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School: Moys (roll number 10837)

Location:
Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Dawson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 123

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  1. Local Proverbs and Sayings (continued)

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    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Where is the snow that was here last year.
    Wilful waste makes woeful want.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    Let every herring hang by its own tail.
    It is the real McCoy.
    He is as full of invention as an egg is full of meat.
    Never throw out your dirty water until you get in clean.
    You might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion.
    It is as cold as the hills.
    Fare you well Killeavy and the boys of Mullaghbawn.
    Your granny was Doherty and she was the stuff.
    A whistling woman and a
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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
    Sorcha Ní Mhurchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisglassan, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Thomas Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisglassan, Co. Monaghan