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School: Ceathrú na Manistreach, Elphin

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Abbeycartron, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Pádraig
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    10. Hills are green far away.
    11. Penny wise and pound foolish.
    12. Keep the shop, and the shop will keep you.
    13. Fools make feast while wise men play.
    14. A cart horse could never win the Derby.
    15. The brighter the moon shines, the more the dog howls.
    16. Hunger is good sauce.
    17. A stitch in time saves nine.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English