School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)

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1. Travelling Folk (continued)

   

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   Some of them sell small articles to the value of a shilling. Another man calls to this district once a month, and who is called the bag-man, because he carries an old leather case.

   

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2. Local Proverbs

   

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   Half a loaf is better than no bread. A rolling stone gathers no moss. The tiredness goes but the good remains. A good run is better than a bad stand. Time nor tide waits for no man. A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Youth is a precious thing, when put to good use. Foreign cows have long horns. Enough is as good as a feast. Hunger is a sweet sauce. The shut hand receives only the clenched fist. Birds of a feather flock together.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annette Dowling

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Address

   Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny