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School: Baile Lochnáin

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Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 200

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    “In olden times people had sayings commonly called proverbs.”

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    In olden times people had sayings commonly called proverbs been preserved down to the present day. Some of the chief proverbs are:-
    "Blood is thicker than water
    "One bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
    "Live horse and you will get grass"
    "Rome was not built in a day.
    "Do not judge a book by the cover"
    "A bad carpenter blames his tools.
    "Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today"
    "There is no use crying over spilt milk"
    "There is never smoke without
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Dhulchonta
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Delahunty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary