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1. Severe Weather (continued)

   

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   a few years ago.
   A lot of people lost their lives all over Ireland during the snow but fortunately not around my district.

   

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2. Proverbs

   

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   Those are some of the proverbs which I have heard Locally. 1. Strike the Iron while it's hot 2. Spare the rod and spoil the child. 3. A roving mind no rest can find. 4. Advise a fool against his will and he is of the same opinion still 5. A half loaf is better than no bread. 6. Where ignorance is bliss it's folly to be wise 7. Honesty is the best of policy. 8. It isn't the (wind) day of Wind the day of the Scollip 9. He who laughs last laughs best 10. A stitch in time saves nine. 11. Cleanliness is next to Godliness 12. A rolling stone gathers no moss 13. Hill are green far away

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eilís Ní Siurdáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corradrehid, Co. Roscommon