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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Erris, Co. Roscommon
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Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 397

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    right because it is right.
    86. For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe the horse was lost, for the want of a horse the rider was lost. A neglect of something small leads to something big.
    87. A stitch in time saves nine. When you see the first tear on anything put a stitch in it and it will save a lot.
    88. \fortune favours fools. It is said that fortune favours fools because they trust all to fortune.
    89. Empty vessels make most noise, People who have the least merit are apt to be great talkers and boasters.
    90. He is on the pig's back.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Toman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brislagh, Co. Roscommon