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School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)

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Lyre, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 129

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    11. He that burns his house warms himself for once
    12. If you lose your time you cannot get money or gain.
    13. Unhappy lies the head that wears a crown.
    14. Wilful waste makes woeful want.
    15. All's well that ends well.
    16. Two heads are better than one.
    17. A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom.
    18. The mule that kicks the highest is the mule with the most marks.
    19. The wheel that creaks the loudest is the wheel that gets the grease.
    20. A good apple rotten at the core is like many people at the present day, who outwardly appear Saints but are inwardly evil and hard of hearth.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Chéilleachair
    Gender
    Female