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School: Baile an Doire (roll number 15156)

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Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 300

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    1. Hills are green far away.
    2. It is a bad wind that does not favour somebody.
    3. A stitch in time saves nine.
    4. All is not gold that glitters.
    5. Live horse and you will get grass.
    6. A bird on the hand is worth two on a bush.
    7. Many hands make light work.
    8. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    9. Strike the iron while it is hot.
    10. Idleness is a short road to misery.
    11. Truth is your fairest guiding star.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cait Ní Cearnaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Four Mile House, Co. Roscommon