School: Newbliss (roll number 8328)

Location:
Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Margaret E. Doogan
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    "Where the women are there is talk."
    "A dog's bark is worse than his bite."
    "It would blow the brass horns off a goat."
    "The thieving pig's ear can hear the grass growing."
    "Help the lame dog over the stile."
    "Practice makes perfection."
    "Bad learning makes bad rehearsal."
    "It is raining cats and dogs."
    "A bad workman puts the blame on his tools."
    "A shut mouth tells no lies."
    "A donkey is slow but sure."
    "Don't judge the first story until the second story catches up on you."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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