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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 202

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

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    "A person often cuts a rod to beat himself."
    "Do not heed all you hear"
    "The nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh"
    "Better a dog you do know that a dog you don't know"
    "A shut mouth catches no flies"
    "A rolling stone catches no moss"
    "Deep water runs smoothly."
    "No news is good news"
    "Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you."
    "Well homeis soon home"
    "It is too late to lock the stable when the horse is gone."
    "It is too late to spare when all is spent"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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